Samuel Gaillard (c. 1839–1879) was an American businessman and state legislator in

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

. He represented

Charleston County Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408,235, making it the third most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). ...

in the state senate from 1870 to 1877 when he resigned after Democrats regained control of South Carolina and engaged in a purge of Republicans. A Republican, he served in the state militia and chaired the board of the state orphan asylum. He helped organize a business for African Americans to colonize

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

. He died in

Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As the ...

a year after moving there.Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner, Louisiana State University Press (1996) page 80 Opposing

Martin R. Delany Martin Robison Delany (May 6, 1812January 24, 1885) was an Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist, journalist, physician, soldier, and writer, and arguably the first proponent of black nationalism. Delany is credited with the Pan-Africani ...

's call for African Americans to represent African American voters, he stated, "Prudence would dictate as a motto 'The best man' be he as black as it is possible to be, or as white as a lily, if he will carry out the principles of Republicanism." He was elected to fill the seat vacated by the death of William H. Mishaw. R. H. Cain protested his being seated (holding office) in the state senate. He was part of the 1872 "Bolting Movement". He was one of many Republicans purged out of office after Democrats regained control of all branches of state government in South Carolina in 1877.

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1830s births 1879 deaths Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown Republican Party South Carolina state senators 19th-century American legislators People from Charleston County, South Carolina Place of birth unknown American emigrants to Liberia {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub