Samuel Henry Piles | |
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| United States Senator fromWashington | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Addison G. Foster |
| Succeeded by | Miles Poindexter |
| United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
| In office 1922–1928 | |
| Preceded by | Hoffman Philip |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Caffery |
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| Born | (1858-12-28)December 28, 1858 Smithland,Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1940(1940-03-11) (aged 81) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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Samuel Henry Piles (December 28, 1858 – March 11, 1940) was an American politician, attorney, and diplomat who served as aUnited States senator fromWashington.
Piles was born nearSmithland, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Henry Piles (d. 1904) and Gabriella Lillard.[1] The senior Piles was sheriff ofLivingston County, and later practiced law.[2] Samuel Jr. attended private schools in Kentucky before studying law.[1]
Piles was admitted to thebar in 1883, and commenced practice inSnohomish, Territory of Washington.[1]
He moved toSpokane in 1886 and later in the same year toSeattle, where he practiced law.[1] He was assistantprosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of the Territory of Washington from 1887 to 1889 andcity attorney of Seattle from 1888 to 1889.[1] He was alsogeneral counsel of the Pacific Coast Company from 1895 to 1905.[1]
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In January 1905, Piles was elected to the U.S. Senate.[3] He served one term, March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1911.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910.[4] While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Fifty-ninth through Sixty-first Congresses).[5] After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Seattle.[6]
In 1922, Piles was appointed by PresidentWarren G. Harding asMinister toColombia, an office he held until 1928.[6][7]
In 1891, Piles married Mary E. Barnard ofHenderson, Kentucky.[1] They were the parents of three children: Ross Barnard, Ruth Lillard, and Samuel Henry.[1]
He retired from active pursuits and moved toLos Angeles, California, where he died in 1940. He was interred in theLake View Cemetery.[8][9]
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Washington March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 Served alongside:Levi Ankeny,Wesley L. Jones | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United States Minister to Colombia 29 May 1922 – 17 September 1928 | Succeeded by |
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