U.S. Congressman, Alabama Governor. In 1846, he moved with his parents to Alabama, was educated at East Alabama Male College and the University of Georgia. During the Civil War, he served as a First Lieutenant in command of a company in the 46th Alabama Regiment, Confederate Army. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced to practice law in Opelika, Alabama. He also was president of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama and a licensed Methodist preacher. Entering politics, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress, serving 1879-81. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a member of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1882 and served in the Alabama State Senate (1884-86, 92). In 1901, he was elected as a Democrat the 31st Governor of Alabama, serving until his death. During his short term, the Alabama Department of Archives and History was created.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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William Flewellyn Samford
1817–1894
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Susan Lewis Dowdell Samford
1822–1897
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Caroline Elizabeth Drake Samford
1847–1940
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Elizabeth Jane Samford Fullilove
1838–1925
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Katherine Frances Myrick
1846–1929
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Walter Clifton Samford
1850–1935
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Randolph Macon Samford
1854–1943
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Mary Caroline Samford
1855–1929
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Crawford A. L. Samford
1857–1934
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Norris Preston Dowdell Samford
1863–1888
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William Hodges Samford
1866–1940
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Thomas Drake Samford
1868–1947
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W. M. Jamie Samford Dowdell
1870–1902
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Susan George Samford Smith
1875–1965
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Caroline Elizabeth Samford Giles
1879–1984
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Walter Robert Samford
1886–1948
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Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
William James Samford
1900 United States Federal Census
William James Samford
Alabama, U.S., Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920
William James Samford
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
William James Samford
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
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