Background
Avis, Samuel Brashear was born on February 19, 1872 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Braxton D. and Harriet Elizabeth (Wilson) Avis.
Avis, Samuel Brashear was born on February 19, 1872 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Braxton D. and Harriet Elizabeth (Wilson) Avis.
Staunton (Virginia) Military Academy. Bachelor of Laws, Washington and Lee University, 1893.
Governor G. West. Atkinson, of Charleston, West Virginia, December 6, 1899. Admitted to West Virginia bar, 1893. Practiced, Charleston.
Senior member Avis & Kenna.
Past assistant United State Attorneys for Southern District West Virginia. Prosecuting attorney Kanawha Company, West Virginia, 3 terms, 1900-December 31, 1912.
Member 63d Congress (1913-1915), 3d District of West Virginia.
Member Avis & Kenna; member 63d Congress (1913-1915), 3d District
Married Florence Miriam, daughter