Background
Vinton, Samuel Finley was born on September 25, 1792 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Abiathia and Sarah (Day) Vinton.
Vinton, Samuel Finley was born on September 25, 1792 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Abiathia and Sarah (Day) Vinton.
Graduate Williams College, 1814. Studied law under Stephen Titus Hosner.
Admitted to Connecticut bar, 1816. Moved to Ohio, 1816; member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from Ohio, 18th-24th congresses, 1842-1851, member coms. public lands, roads, canals and the judiciary, Chairman of Commission ways and means during Mexican War, 1846-1848. Whig presidential elector, 1840.
President Cleveland and Toledo R.R., 1853-1854. A commissioner to appraise the emancipated slaves from District of Columbia, 1862.
Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from Ohio, 18th-24th congresses, 1842-1851.
Married Romaine Madeline Bureau, 1824, 2 children including Sarah Madeleine (Vinton) Dahlgren.