Samuel Davis McReynolds
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's3rd district
In office March 4, 1923 – July 11, 1939
Preceded by	Joseph Edgar Brown
Succeeded by	Estes Kefauver
Judge of the Criminal Court for the6th Circuit of Tennessee
In office April 16, 1903 – February 1, 1923
Personal details
Born	April 16, 1872 (1872-04-16) Pikeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	July 11, 1939 (1939-07-12) (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jennie H McReynolds Mary Davenport McReynolds
Children	Margaret Hennrietta McReynolds
Alma mater	Cumberland University
Profession	Attorney

Samuel Davis McReynolds (April 16, 1872 - July 11, 1939) was an American politician and judge who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives for the3rd congressional district ofTennessee.

Born on a farm nearPikeville, Tennessee, inBledsoe County on April 16, 1872, McReynolds attended the rural schools, People's College at Pikeville, Tennessee, andCumberland University atLebanon, Tennessee. He studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1893, and commenced practice at Pikeville. He married Jennie Hutchins on December 21, 1905. After her death on April 16, 1908, he married Mary Davenport on March 9, 1910, and they had one daughter, Margaret Hennrietta.^[1]

In 1894 and 1896, McReynolds served as assistant district attorney of the sixth judicial circuit court of Tennessee. He moved toChattanooga in 1896 and continued the practice of law. He was appointed judge of the criminal court for the sixth circuit of Tennessee on April 16, 1903. It was there that he heard the case State of Tennessee versus Ed Johnson, the case that later becameUnited States v. Shipp. He was subsequently elected and twice re-elected to the same office. He served until February 1, 1923, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.^[2]

McReynolds was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses. During theSeventy-second throughSeventy-sixth Congresses, he was the chairman of theHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs. He served in the House from March 4, 1923, until his death.^[3] In 1933, he was a delegate to the International Monetary and Economic Conference atLondon,England.

McReynolds died inWashington, D.C., on July 11, 1939. He wasinterred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.^[4]

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