Samuel A. Witherspoon
Witherspoonc. 1913
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's5th district
In office March 4, 1911 – November 24, 1915
Preceded by	Adam M. Byrd
Succeeded by	William W. Venable
Personal details
Born	Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (1855-05-04)May 4, 1855 nearColumbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	November 24, 1915(1915-11-24) (aged 60) Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Rose Hill Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Mississippi
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (May 4, 1855 – November 24, 1915) was aU.S. representative fromMississippi.

Born nearColumbus, Mississippi, Witherspoon attended the public schools. In 1872 he moved with his mother toOxford, Mississippi.He graduated from theUniversity of Mississippi at Oxford in 1876 with a degree in law. He became a professor at theUniversity of Mississippi from 1876 to 1879.He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice inMeridian, Mississippi, the same year.

Witherspoon was elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1911, until his death inMeridian, Mississippi, November 24, 1915.He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.

• List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949)

• United States Congress."Samuel A. Witherspoon (id: W000662)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Samuel Andrew Witherspoon, late a representative from Mississippi, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1917

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