Samuel Forwood

Samuel Forwood ( – October 27, 1892) was an American politician and plantation owner who served in the Alabama House of Representatives, representing Clarke County in 1839 and again in 1876.

Early life Samuel Forwood was born in Harford County, Maryland, to John Forwood, who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Career In the fall of 1830, Forwood moved to Clarke County, Alabama. He served as postmaster of Gosport when the post office was established in 1834. Forwood later purchased the estate of Governor John Murphy in Gosport.

Forwood was a slaveholder and owned a plantation throughout the Civil War. After the war, his plantation encompassed approximately .

He also served as chairman of the Lee Monument Association of Alabama. His son, W. Stump Forwood, worked as a physician and founded the Harford Medical Society in Harford County, Maryland.

Forwood resided in Gosport, Alabama. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Forwood died on October 27, 1892, aged 94, at his plantation in Clarke County.