Samuel Wright Mardis (June 12, 1800 – November 14, 1836) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born on June 12, 1800, in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He received academic training, attended an "old field school",[clarification needed] and studied law. He was admitted to the bar, and he commenced practice in Montevallo, Alabama in 1823. From 1823 to 1825, in 1828, and in 1830, he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives.
Samuel Wright Mardis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Dixon H. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Joab Lawler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. B. Baylor |
| Succeeded by | John McKinley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 12, 1800 Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1836 (aged 36) Talladega, Alabama, U.S |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses. He served from March 4, 1831, to March 3, 1835. In 1835, he moved to Mardisville, Alabama in Talladega County and continued the practice of law. He died in Talladega, Alabama on November 14, 1836. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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References
- United States Congress. "Samuel W. Mardis (id: M000128)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.