Samuel Ames (June 29, 1824, in

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, Clinton County, New York – July 4, 1875, in

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, Essex County, New York) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Charles Ames. He attended Champlain Academy and Keeseville Academy. Then he studied law with

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, was admitted to the bar in 1847, and commenced practice in partnership with Simmons in Keeseville. In 1849, he married Elizabeth Thompson (c.1825–1898), and they had three children. In 1860, he succeeded his father-in-law as Cashier of the Essex County Bank. In 1870, he became a director of the Keeseville and Montreal Railroad. In 1871, he became Cashier of the Keeseville Bank. He entered politics as a Whig and joined the

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upon its foundation. He was a member of the

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(16th D.) in

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and

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, but missed most of both sessions due to ill health. He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Keeseville.

Sources

''Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York''
by William H. McElroy & Alexander McBride (1873; pg. 53f) -book
Evergreen Cemetery transcriptions
at RootsWeb
Bio
transcribed from ''History of Essex County'' (1885)
''OBITUARY; HON. SAMUEL AMES''
in NYT on July 6, 1875 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ames, Samuel 1824 births 1875 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Champlain, New York 19th-century American railroad executives American bankers People from Keeseville, New York 19th-century American legislators