Samuel W. Peel
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Samuel W. Peel | |
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4th judicial circuit of Arkansas | |
In office 1873-1876 | |
U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Thomas M. Gunter |
Succeeded by | John H. Rogers |
U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 5th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | district created |
Succeeded by | Hugh A. Dinsmore |
Personal details | |
Born | September 13, 1831 Batesville, Arkansas |
Died | December 18, 1924 (aged 93) Bentonville, Arkansas |
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse(s) | Mary Emaline Berry (January 30, 1853) |
Children | 9 |
Samuel West Peel (September 13, 1831 – December 18, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas, Confederate soldier and attorney.
Personal life[]
Early life[]
Samuel W. Peel was born near Batesville, Arkansas to John Wilson and Elizabeth West Peel. At age four, his mother died and he went to live with his grandparents.[1] Samuel Peel attended the local public schools. As a teenager he worked as a store clerk at his father's store. He also worked as a deputy court clerk for his father. He married Mary Emaline Berry on January 30, 1853 and had nine children.[1]
He served as clerk of the circuit court of Carroll County, Arkansas from 1858 to 1860.
Confederate Army[]
After Arkansas seceded from the Union, he entered the Confederate service in 1861 as a private.[2] Peel was elected major of the Third Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, and later as a colonel of the Fourth Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Peel was at the battle of Wilson Creek and Prairie Grove.[1] At the end of the war, he mustered out as a lieutenant colonel.
Law Practice[]
After leaving the army, he returned home to Carrollton and found his house burned down. He studied law under his brother-in-law Judge James Middleton Pittman. In 1865, he was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in Carrollton, Arkansas.[1][2] He moved to Bentonville, Benton County, in 1867 and continued practicing of law.
Political career[]
He was appointed by the governor of Arkansas as the prosecuting attorney of the fourth judicial circuit of Arkansas in 1873. He held that position until 1876.[2]
Peel was elected as a Democrat to the U.S House of Representatives for the Forty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893). He served as chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs (Fiftieth and Fifty-second Congresses). Tribal councils frequently met on the front lawn of his mansion.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He resumed his law practice in Bentonville, Arkansas, and before the United States Court of Claims at Washington, D.C., until 1915.
Death[]
He died in Bentonville, Arkansas on December 18, 1924 at age 93. He was interred in the Bentonville cemetery. The city Peel, Oregon was named for him.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Samuel West Peel (1831–1924) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "PEEL, Samuel West - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 749. ISBN 978-0875952772.
External links[]
- Samuel West Peel (1831–1924) in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
- Samuel W. Peel at Find a Grave
- Samuel W. Peel at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- 1831 births
- 1924 deaths
- Arkansas Democrats
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
- Confederate States Army officers