Background
Southard, Samuel Lewis was born on June 9, 1787 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Henry and Sarah (Lewis) Southard.
Southard, Samuel Lewis was born on June 9, 1787 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Henry and Sarah (Lewis) Southard.
Graduate Princeton, 1804. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1832.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1809. Prosecutor Hunterdon County (New Jersey), 1814. Member New Jersey Assembly, 1815.
The American Association Foreign Justice New Jersey Supreme Court, 1815-1820.
Reported and edited 4 or 5 New Jersey Reports, 1818-1820. Presidential elector for Monroe, 1820.
Member United States Senate from New Jersey, January 26, 1821-1823, 33-42, member joint commission on Missouri question, president pro tempore, 1841, president, 1841-1842. United States secretary of navy, 1823-1829, his recommendations included naval code, building of 1st naval hospital in 1828.
Served as secretary of treasury ad interim, 1825, secretary of war, 1828.
Attorney general New York State, 1829-1833. Governor New Jersey, 1832-1833. Member United States Senate from New Jersey, trustee Princeton, 1822-1842.
Member New Jersey Assembly, 1815. Member United States Senate from New Jersey, January 26, 1821-1823, 33-42. Member United States Senate from New Jersey, trustee Princeton, 1822-1842.
Married Rebecca Harrow, June 1812.