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Samuel Brashear Avis (February 19, 1872 – June 8, 1924) was an American politician who representedWest Virginia in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915.
Avis was born inHarrisonburg, Virginia where he attended the public schools andStaunton Military Academy. He was graduated from the law department ofWashington and Lee University,Lexington, Virginia. Admitted to the bar in 1893, he commenced practice inCharleston, West Virginia.
Avis was commissioned senior captain of Company A, Second West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, during theSpanish–American War in 1898. He served until 1899 when he was honorably discharged. After the war, he served as prosecuting attorney ofKanawha County, West Virginia from January 1, 1900, to December 31, 1912. Later, he was an assistant United States attorney for the southern district of West Virginia from August 22 to November 15, 1904.
He was elected as a Republican to theSixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to theSixty-fourth Congress. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was killed bylightning inCharleston, West Virginia June 8, 1924, and was interred there in Spring Hill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWest Virginia's 3rd congressional district 1913–1915 | Succeeded by |
