Samuel Caruthers (October 13, 1820 – July 20, 1860) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Caruthers graduated from

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, Lebanon, Tennessee. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

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. He moved to

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citi ...

, in 1844. Congressman Caruthers held several local offices prior to being elected to the U.S. Congress. Caruthers was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress. He was reelected as an

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candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). Caruthers changed political party membership again and was reelected as a

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to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He died in

, July 20, 1860.

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, was named in his honor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caruthers, Samuel 1820 births 1860 deaths People from Madison County, Missouri Missouri Whigs Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Missouri Oppositionists Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri People from Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cumberland University alumni 19th-century American politicians