Background
William James Samford was born on September 16, 1844 in Greenville, Georgia. His father was William Flewellyn Samford and his mother, Susan Lewis Dowdell Samford.
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William James Samford was born on September 16, 1844 in Greenville, Georgia. His father was William Flewellyn Samford and his mother, Susan Lewis Dowdell Samford.
He was educated in the public schools of Chambers and Auburn, Alabama. He then attended the East Alabama Male College (now Auburn University) before transferring to the University of Georgia.
Civil War
During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Army. He was captured in 1863 and held as a prisoner of war for eighteen months by Union soldiers. After the Civil War, he took up farming.
In 1867 he was admitted to the Barometer
He set up a law practice in Opelika, Alabama. He entered politics in 1872 serving as a city alderman and alternate elector for the Horace Greeley ticket, although he thought the democrats had erred in supporting Greeley.
In 1874 he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention. In 1878, he was elected as a democrat to the United States. Congress where he served one term.
He missed the first few weeks of his term because he was out of the state seeking medical treatment, so William Doctorate. Jelks acted as governor from December 1 to December 26, 1900.
Personal life
He died in office on June 11, 1901, and Jelks again assumed the role of governor. A complete biography of Governor Samford is available in the Samford University library ("The Life and Times of William J Samford") and Auburn University library. lieutenant also includes a complete family history from 1600 until 1970, and Mr.
Samford"s time in United States. Congress and as a Civil War prisoner.