Ezekiel Silas Sampson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | William Loughridge |
| Succeeded by | James Weaver |
| Member of theIowa Senate from the17th district district | |
| In office January 8, 1866 – January 12, 1868 | |
| Preceded by | John Chrisfield Hogin |
| Succeeded by | John C. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1831 |
| Died | October 7, 1892(1892-10-07) (aged 60) Sigourney, Iowa, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician,Lawyer,Judge |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Rank | .svg) Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment |
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Ezekiel Silas Sampson (December 6, 1831 – October 7, 1892) was a lawyer, prosecutor,Civil War officer, judge, and two-termRepublican Congressman fromIowa's 6th congressional district.
Born inHuron County, Ohio, Sampson moved toKeokuk County, Iowa, in 1843 where he attended public schools as a child. He later attended Howe’s Academy andKnox College, studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1856, commencing practice inSigourney, Iowa.[1] He wasprosecuting attorney of Keokuk County from 1856 to 1858.
At the outbreak of theCivil War, Sampson enlisted in theUnion Army as acaptain in the5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1861 and was later promoted tolieutenant colonel of the same regiment, serving as so until he was mustered out of service in 1864.
After the war, he resumed practicing law in Sigourney. He was a member of theIowa Senate in 1866 and was judge of the sixth district of Iowa from 1867 to 1875.[2]
In 1874, Sampson was elected a Republican to represent Iowa's 6th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives. Near the end of his service in the44th United States Congress, he was re-elected in 1876 to a second term, and served in the45th United States Congress. When running for a third term in 1878, he was defeated in the general election byGreenback Party candidate (and future presidential candidate)James B. Weaver. Sampson served in Congress from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879.
Sampson resumed practicing law until his death in Sigourney on October 7, 1892. He is interred at West Cemetery inSigourney, Iowa.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's 6th congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
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