Samuel Piles
Samuel Henry Piles (December 28, 1858March 11, 1940) was an American politician, attorney, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Washington. Early life Piles was born near Smithland, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Henry Piles (d. 1904) and Gabriella Lillard. The senior Piles was sheriff of Livingston County, and later practiced law. Samuel Jr. attended private schools in Kentucky before studying law. Career Piles was admitted to the bar in 1883, and commenced practice in Snohomish, Territory of Washington. He moved to Spokane in 1886 and later in the same year to Seattle, where he practiced law. He was assistant prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of the Territory of Washington from 1887 to 1889 and city attorney of Seattle from 1888 to 1889. He was also general counsel of the Pacific Coast Company from 1895 to 1905. In January 1905, Piles was elected to the U.S. Senate. He served one term, March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1911. He was not a ...
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