Samuel Hambleton (politician)

Samuel Hambleton (January 8, 1812 – December 9, 1886)[1] was an American politician.

Early life

Born at "Waterloo" farm in Talbot County, Maryland, Hambleton was educated by private tutors and attended Easton Academy.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and commenced practice in Easton, Maryland.[1][2]

Career

He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1834 and 1835, and was State's attorney for Talbot County from 1836 to 1844.[1]

Hambleton served in the Maryland State Senate from 1844 to 1850, was president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1853 and 1854, and again served as a member of the House of Delegates in 1853.[1][3] He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873.[1] He died in Easton in 1886, and is interred in Spring Hill Cemetery.

References
  1. Tilghman, Oswald (1967). History of Talbot County Maryland 1661-1861. Рипол Классик. pp. 480–489. ISBN 978-5-87828-013-6.
  2. Official Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1890. p. 47.
  3. "Baltimore Sun Newspaper Archives, Feb 1, 1898, p. 8". NewspaperArchive.com. 1898-02-01. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Hiram McCullough		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 1st congressional district
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873		 Succeeded by
Ephraim King Wilson II
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