Samuel Hurd Walley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Sabine |
| Succeeded by | Linus Bacon Comins |
| Speaker of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1844–1846 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Kinnicut |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer Bradbury |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Norfolk District | |
| In office 1840–1846 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Norfolk District | |
| In office 1836–1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1805-08-31)August 31, 1805 |
| Died | August 27, 1877(1877-08-27) (aged 71) |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Mehetable Sumner Bates, d. December 2, 1853.[1] Ann Gray Hawes[2] |
| Children | Henshaw Bates Walley, William Phillips Walley |
| Alma mater | Harvard, 1826 |
| Profession | Attorney, Banker |
Samuel Hurd Walley (August 31, 1805 – August 27, 1877) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as Speaker of theMassachusetts House of Representatives and as a member of theU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Walley was born inBoston, Massachusetts to Samuel Hall Walley and Miriam (Phillips) Walley.[3] Walley was the grandson ofWilliam Phillips, Jr., Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1812 to 1823,[4] and was a descendant of Rev.George Phillips ofWatertown, the progenitor of the New England Phillips family in America.[5]
Walley was married twice. Walley married his first wife Mehetable Sumner Bates on October 14, 1829, they had ten children, Mehetable Walley died December 2, 1853.[1] Walley's second wife was Ann Gray Hawes.[6]
Walley attended the common schools andPhillips Academy,Andover, Massachusetts. Walley attendedYale College in 1822. Walley entered Harvard at the beginning of his sophomore year.[7] Walley graduated fromHarvard in 1826.
After he left college Walley studied law and was admitted[7] to the Suffolk bar in 1831. Walley practiced in Boston and Roxbury.
Walley engaged in banking, he took a prominent part in the organization of the Suffolk Savings Bank.[7] Walley was involved in the creation of the Revere National Bank, and from 1870 until his death he served as its first President.[7]
Walley was involved in railroad development he was the Treasurer of the Vermont Central Railroad, treasurer of the Ogdensburg railroad and a promoter and first treasurer of the Wisconsin Central Railroad.[7]
Walley served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1836 and 1840–1846, serving as speaker 1844–1846.Walley served as a corporate member of theAmerican Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1848–1867.
Walley was elected as aWhig to theThirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).Walley was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to theThirty-fourth Congress.Walley was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1855.
Walley died atNantasket Beach, Massachusetts, on August 27, 1877.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Whig nominee forGovernor of Massachusetts 1855 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Succeeded by |
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