Samuel L. Southard

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Samuel L. Southard

AKA Samuel Lewis Southard

Born: 9-Jun-1787
Birthplace: Basking Ridge, NJ
Died: 26-Jun-1842
Location of death: Fredericksburg, VA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC

Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Whig [1]

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from New Jersey, 1833-42

[1] Variously: Democratic Republican, Anti-Jacksonian, and Whig.

Father: Henry Southard (Congressman, b. 7-Oct-1747, d. 22-May-1842)
Mother: Sarah Lewis
Brother: Joseph
Brother: Lewis
Brother: Lott
Brother: Daniel
Brother: Stephen
Brother: James
Brother: Isaac Southard (Congressman, b. 30-Aug-1783, d. 18-Sep-1850)
Brother: Joseph
Brother: Elias
Brother: Finley
Sister: Elizabeth
Sister: Sarah
Wife: Rebecca P. Harrow (m. 1812, one daughter)
Daughter: Virginia

University: Princeton University (1804)

US Senator, New Jersey (4-Mar-1833 to 26-Jun-1842, his death)
Governor of New Jersey (1832-33)
Attorney General of New Jersey (1829-33)
US Secretary of the Navy (1823-29)
US Senator, New Jersey (26-Jan-1821 to 3-Mar-1823)
New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice (1815-20)
New Jersey State Assembly (1815)

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