The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Sam to Sampol

Index to Politicians: Sam to Sampol

SAM (Soundex S500) — See also MAAS, MASS, SAN, SIM, ZAM.

Sam, Geraldine — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
Sam, Psycho See Samuel Mitchell
Sam, Senator See Sam Solon
Sam, Silent See Samuel Riley Pierce, Jr.
Sam, Traveling See Samuel William Yorty

SAMAHA (Soundex S500) — See also CAMAHORT.

Samaha, Jimetta — of Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2000, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

SAMALOT (Soundex S543) — See also EMMALOU, GALOTTA, MALO, MALONE, MALONEY, MALOOF, MALOTKE, MALOTT, MALOTTE, MALOW, MALOY, SALOTE.

Samalot, Charles F. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1948, 1950; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 17th District, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

SAMANSKY (Soundex S552) — See also EYSAMAN, GESSAMAN, HAUSSAMAN, LAMANSKY, NOSSAMAN, SAMANTHA, SASSAMAN, SCHEMANSKY, SEAMANS, SHAMANSKY, SHEMANSKY, SIEMINSKI, SOSSAMAN, SZYMANOWSKI, SZYMANSKI, UMANSKY, YEAMANS, ZIMANSKY.

Samansky, Frank S. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1954-58; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District; elected 1964. Still living as of 1964.

SAMANTHA (Soundex S553) — See also BUSTAMANTE, DAMANTE, EYSAMAN, GESSAMAN, GRANTHAM, HAUSSAMAN, IANTHA, KANTHAK, MANTHEY, MCCAMANT, MORGANTHALER, NOSSAMAN, OSMENT, SAINTAMANT, SAMANSKY, SASSAMAN, SIMONETTA, SIMONETTI, SOSSAMAN, XANTHAKY.

SAMANTHA: See also Samantha Dallaire.

SAMARAS (Soundex S562) — See also AMARAL, AMARANDO, ARAS, CAMARA, MARASCO, MCNAMARA, OSMERS, SAMARIS, SOMERS, SOMMERS, SUMMERS.

Samaras, Sam G. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

SAMARIS (Soundex S562) — See also AMARI, AMARIGLIO, ANNAMARIE, ARIS, DAMARIN, DEMARIS, KALAMARIDES, MARIS, MARISCO, MARISELA, MARISOL, OSMERS, SAMARAS, SHEILAMARIE, SOMERS, SOMMERS, SUMMERS, TAMARIN.

Samaris, Helen — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.

SAMATAR (Soundex S536) — See also AMATA, CRATAR, MATAAFA, MATARESE, MATAYO, NACHHATAR, SIMATER, SUMTER, TATAR, ZATARIAN.

Samatar, Hussein — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2008. Still living as of 2008.

SAMBERG (Soundex S516) — See also BAMBERG, BAMBERGER, BERG, HAMBERG, LAMBERG, RAMBERG, SAMBOLA, SAMBORSKI, SAMBROWSKI, SHAMBERGER, VANAMBERG.

Samberg, David — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Samberg, Harry A. (b. 1896) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1924-33; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SAMBOLA (Soundex S514) — See also ABOLAFIA, ABSALOM, BOLA, BOLACK, BOLAN, BOLAND, BOLANDER, BOLANOS, BOLARD, HEIMBOLD, HELMBOLD, LAMBOLEY, SAMBERG, SAMBORSKI, SAMBROWSKI, SIMBOLE, TRIMBOLI, WAMBOLDT, ZAMBELLI.

SAMBOLA: See also Thomas Sambola Jones.

SAMBORSKI (Soundex S516) — See also AMBORSKI, BORSKI, HAMBORSKY, JAMBOR, KREMBORG, LAMBORN, SAMBERG, SAMBOLA, SAMBROWSKI, SCHIMBOR, ZABORSKI.

Samborski, Merion Robert — of Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Illinois state senate 23rd District, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SAMBROWSKI (Soundex S516) — See also AMBRO, AMBROGIO, AMBROSE, AMBROSINO, AMBROSIO, AMBROWSKI, BROWSE, CYMBROWITZ, DABROWSKI, DAMBROFF, DEMAMBRO, DEMBROW, DEMBROWSKI, DOMBROWSKI, GIAMBRONE, LAMBROS, SAMBERG, SAMBOLA, SAMBORSKI, VANSLAMBROUCK, ZEBROWSKI.

Sambrowski, Michael — of Illinois. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SAMEER (Soundex S560) — See also AMEEN, LARAMEE, MARES, MARSE, MARSEE, MASER, MCNAMEE, MEARS, MEERMANS, MEERS, MEERSMAN, MERAS, PRAMEELA, REAMS, REBSAMEN, SAMEK, SAMENGA, SAMES, TAMEEZ, VANNAMEE, VERMEER, ZEHMER.

SAMEER: See also Sameer Kanal.

SAMEK (Soundex S520) — See also ADAMEK, KASEM, MASEK, REBSAMEN, SAMEER, SAMENGA, SAMES, SCHRAMEK, SCIMECA, SIMCOE, SUMIKO, ZIOMEK, ZUMACH.

Samek, Robert P. — Liberal. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

SAMENGA (Soundex S552) — See also DOMENGEAUX, GESSAMAN, MENG, MENGEL, MENGER, MENGERT, MENGES, MENGHINI, MENGINE, MENGLER, REBSAMEN, SAMEER, SAMEK, SAMES.

Samenga, Alfred F. — of Nassau County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1954. Still living as of 1954.

SAMES (Soundex S520) — See also AMES, GAMES, JAMES, REBSAMEN, SAMEER, SAMEK, SAMENGA, SAMMIS, SAMS, SEMMES, SHAMES, SIMES, SOMES, SYMES, SYMMES.

Sames, Albert M. — of Douglas, Cochise County, Ariz. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SAMFORD (Soundex S516) — See also BAMFORD, COMFORT, FORD, KAMFERBEEK, LINGAMFELTER, MUMFORD, PUMFORD, RUMFORD, SANFORD, THOMFORDE.

Samford, Thomas Drake (b. 1868) — also known as Thomas D. Samford — of Opelika, Lee County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., November 2, 1868. Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford; brother of William Hodges Samford; married, July 5, 1899, to Louise Andrew Westcott. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
- See also Samford family of Alabama
Samford, William Hodges (1866-1940) — of Troy, Pike County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Auburn, Lee County, Ala., August 7, 1866. Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford; married, December 18, 1890, to Kate C. Park; brother of Thomas Drake Samford. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1904; Judge, Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Alpha Tau Omega. Died February 2, 1940. Burial location unknown.
- See also Samford family of Alabama
Samford, William James (1844-1901) — of Alabama. Born in Meriwether County, Ga., September 16, 1844. Father of William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1872, 1876; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1879-81; member of Alabama state senate, 1892-95; Governor of Alabama, 1900-01; died in office 1901. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., June 11, 1901. Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
- See also Samford family of Alabama
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

SAMIA (Soundex S500) — See also ANTARAMIAN, DAMIANI, JAMIAN, JERRAMIAH, JESSAMINE, PALANISAMI, SAIA, SAMII, SAMILS, SAMMY, SEEMA, SIMA, SOMA, SOMMA, SUMMY, ZAMOW.

SAMIA: See also Samia El-Badry.

SAMII (Soundex S500) — See also AMII, AMIS, AMISS, ASIM, IAMS, ISMA, JESSAMINE, MASSI, PALANISAMI, SAMIA, SAMILS, SAMMY, SEEMA, SIMA, SOMA, SOMMA, SUMMY, ZAMOW.

Samii, Shayan (born c.1971) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

SAMILS (Soundex S542) — See also JESSAMINE, MILSAPS, MILSTEAD, MILSTEIN, PALANISAMI, SAMIA, SAMII, SAMUELS.

SAMILS: See also Jacob Samils Haldeman.

SAMMARTINO (Soundex S563) — See also BOMMARITO, CAMMARATO, CAMMAROTA, DEMARTINO, FORTINO, HAMMAR, KOMMAREDDI, MARTINO, MARTINOVICH, SAMMIS, SAMMON, SAMMONS, SAMMS, SAMMY.

Sammartino, Everette C. — U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island, 1973-78. Still living as of 1978.

SAMMIS (Soundex S520) — See also COMMISSIONG, CUMMIS, CUMMISKEY, KEMMIS, KIMMIS, LUMMIS, SAMES, SAMMARTINO, SAMMON, SAMMONS, SAMMS, SAMMY, SEMMES, SIMES, SOMES, SYMES, SYMMES, TIMMIS.

Sammis, A. C. — of Port Tampa (now part of Tampa), Hillsborough County, Fla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Sammis, Ida B. — of Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1919; defeated, 1919. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

SAMMON (Soundex S550) — See also AMMON, AMMOND, AMMONDSON, AMMONS, GAMMON, HAMMON, HAMMOND, HAMMONS, MASON, MASSON, MCCAMMON, OSMAN, OSSMAN, SAMMARTINO, SAMMIS, SAMMONS, SAMMS, SAMMY, SCAMMON.

SAMMON: See also John Sammon McKiernan.
Sammon, John J. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1905-06. Burial location unknown.

SAMMONS (Soundex S552) — See also AMMON, AMMOND, AMMONDSON, AMMONS, GAMMON, HAMMON, HAMMOND, HAMMONS, MCCAMMON, SAMMARTINO, SAMMIS, SAMMON, SAMMS, SAMMY, SAMSON, SANSOM, SCAMMON, SIMMONS.

SAMMONS: See also James Smith Havens; Stephen S. Nisbet.
Sammons, Benjamin J. — of Sierra County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 22nd District, 1869-73. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Bernard — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1957-58; appointed 1957; defeated, 1958. Still living as of 1958.
Sammons, Eddie — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Edward J. — of Westfield, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Frederick — of Montgomery County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1799-1800, 1801-02. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Gordon W. (1896-1974) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Aleppo, Greene County, Pa., July 3, 1896. Republican. Civil engineer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54, 1963-64. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Harvey A. — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Hume L. — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Lafayette — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Sammons, Simeon — of Montgomery County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1865. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, Thomas (1762-1838) — of New York. Born in New York, October 1, 1762. Grandfather of John Henry Starin. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1803-07, 1809-13 (13th District 1803-07, 9th District 1809-13). Died November 20, 1838. Interment at Simean Sammons Cemetery, Near Johnstown, Montgomery County, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Sammons, Thomas (1863-1935) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1863. Son of John Sammons and Julia (Flynn) Sammons; married, October 30, 1888, to Elizabeth Wheeler. Telegraph operator; newspaper reporter; U.S. Consul General in Newchwang, 1906; Shanghai, 1913-19; Melbourne, 1919-23. Died October 15, 1935. Burial location unknown.
Sammons, William E., Jr. — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Sammons, William S. — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1866-67, 1868-69. Burial location unknown.

SAMMS (Soundex S520) — See also MIMMS, SAMMARTINO, SAMMIS, SAMMON, SAMMONS, SAMMY, SAMS, SIMMS, SYMMS, TIMMS.

Samms, Roy Stuart, Jr. (b. 1915) — also known as Roy S. Samms, Jr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., May 21, 1915. Son of Roy Stuart Samms and Elsie (Van Fleet) Samms. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; defeated, 1940; elected 1942. Baptist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1943.

SAMMY (Soundex S500) — See also MAYS, MCCLAMMY, SAMIA, SAMII, SAMMARTINO, SAMMIS, SAMMON, SAMMONS, SAMMS, SEEMA, SIMA, SOMA, SOMMA, SUMMY, ZAMOW.

SAMMY: See also Sammy D. Dalton.

SAMOFF (Soundex S510) — See also KASAMOTO, LEBAMOFF, ROSAMONDE, SAMORA.

Samoff, Bernard — of Pennsylvania. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

SAMORA (Soundex S560) — See also KASAMOTO, LAMORA, MASSARO, MORA, ROSAMONDE, SAMOFF, ZAMORA.

Samora, Teresa — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.

SAMP (Soundex S510) — See also CAMP, KAMP, SAMPAS, SAMPAT, SAMPLE, SAMPLES, SAMPOL, SAMPSON, SHAMP, STAMP, SWAMP.

Samp, Edward J. — of Madison, Dane County, Wis. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1944. Still living as of 1944.

SAMPAS (Soundex S512) — See also BUMPAS, CAMPAS, IMPASTATO, SAMP, SAMPAT, SAMPLE, SAMPLES, SAMPOL, SAMPSON.

Sampas, Dorothy Myers (b. 1933) — Born in 1933. Married to James George Sampas (c.1927-2006). Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania, 1994. Female. Still living as of 2006.

SAMPAT (Soundex S513) — See also SAMP, SAMPAS, SAMPLE, SAMPLES, SAMPOL, SAMPSON, ZAMPTY.

SAMPAT: See also Sampat Shivangi.

SAMPLE (Soundex S514) — See also LAMPLE, LAMPLEY, MAPLES, SAMP, SAMPAS, SAMPAT, SAMPLES, SAMPOL, SAMPSON, SEMPLE, STAMPLEY, WAMPLER.

SAMPLE: See also George Whelan Anderson, Jr.; Sample B. Forbus; Sample Orr; Daniel Webster Turner.
Sample, Alice C. — of Millvale, Allegheny County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sample, Chester A. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sample, E. P. — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sample, Frank, Jr. — of Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Maine. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Sample, Frank — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Sample, Frank L. — of New Jersey. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Sample, George W. (d. 1945) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1918-45; died in office 1945. Died May 16, 1945. Burial location unknown.
Sample, John — of Fredericktown, Madison County, Mo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Sample, Samuel Caldwell (1796-1855) — of Indiana. Born in Maryland, August 15, 1796. U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1843-45. Died December 2, 1855. Interment at City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
- See also: congressional biography.
Sample, Wallace — of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla. Mayor of Fort Pierce, Fla., 1953-54. Still living as of 1954.
Sample, William — of Coshocton County, Ohio. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Coshocton County, 1873. Burial location unknown.
Sample, Mrs. William — of Morehead, Rowan County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.

SAMPLES (Soundex S514) — See also LAMPLE, LAMPLEY, SAMP, SAMPAS, SAMPAT, SAMPLE, SAMPOL, SAMPSON, STAMPLEY, WAMPLER.

SAMPLES: See also Randy Schoonover.
Samples, Floyd J. — of West Virginia. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Samples, Greg — of Tennessee. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1994, 1998; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1996. Still living as of 1998.
Samples, Harvey — of Clay County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 5th District, 1877; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1881-84. Burial location unknown.

SAMPOL (Soundex S514) — See also SAMP, SAMPAS, SAMPAT, SAMPLE, SAMPLES, SAMPSON, SEMPLE, SOMPOLINSKY, STAMPOLIS, WAMPOLD.

Sampol, William — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1990. Still living as of 1990.

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