Samuel Mayall (June 21, 1816 – September 17, 1892) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in North Gray, Massachusetts (now in Maine). He both attended the public schools and was tutored privately at home. Later, he moved to Gray, Maine. Mayall was a member of the

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in 1845, 1847, and 1848. He served in the Maine Senate in 1847 and 1848 but declined the Democratic nomination as a candidate for Representative to the

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. He was elected as a Democrat to the

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(March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. After leaving Congress, he was a delegate to the

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in 1856. Mayall moved to

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in 1857. He became a large landowner before he was commissioned as a captain at the beginning of the American Civil War. After the war, he devoted his time to looking after his large business interests. He died in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1892 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

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1816 births 1892 deaths People from Gray, Maine Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Democratic Party Maine state senators Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century American legislators {{Maine-politician-stub