Samuel Stokely

Samuel Stokely (January 25, 1796 – May 23, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1841 to 1843.

Early life Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Stokely attended private schools. He graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College), Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1813. Next he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1817.

Political career He was United States land receiver 1821–1833. He served as a member of the State senate in 1837 and 1838.

Congress Stokely was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).

Later career and death He resumed the practice of law in Steubenville, where he died May 23, 1861. He was interred in Union Cemetery.

In April 1830, he married Rachel Mason. He purchased the Bezaleel Wells homestead, The Grove, at a sheriff's sale, and he and his descendants lived there for sixty years. He was a general in the militia, and also married and was survived by Mrs. Lowther and Mrs. Burton. He had four children.