Samuel J. Vining (March 22, 1854 – October 15, 1914) was a politician from the U.S. State of Ohio. He was the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1911 and 1912.

Early life

Samuel J. Vining was born at South Salem, Indiana on March 3, 1864. His parents moved to Ohio in his infancy, and he lived on a farm until age thirty-two. He attended the common school until age seventeen, and then began teaching. He attended the normal school at Portland, Indiana, and taught in winters for fifteen years, farming during summer months. He also read law for two years, but never applied for admission to the bar.

Political career

Vining was justice of the peace for five years, and resigned that office. He was elected as a

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as Clerk of Court in Mercer County, Ohio in 1896, and was re-elected in 1899. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1980, and was re-elected, unopposed, in 1910. In 1911, his colleagues chose him for Speaker.

Personal

Mr. Vining had a residence, real-estate, and insurance businesses in Celina, Ohio, and was a member of the

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, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and D. O. O. K. Vining married Addie Ellsworth from Auglaize County, Ohio on February 8, 1887. They had children named Vernon E., Valley Echo, and Leo Heath, who all attended

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. Vining died of appendicitis in 1914 at Celina."Dies at Celina.", ''Van Wert Daily Bulletin'', Friday, October 16, 1914, Van Wert, Ohio, United States Of America

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vining, Samuel J. Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives 1864 births People from Celina, Ohio 1914 deaths People from Randolph County, Indiana People from Portland, Indiana 19th-century American legislators