Samuel Caruthers (October 13, 1820 – July 20, 1860) was a
U.S. Representative from
Missouri.
Born in
Madison County, Missouri, Caruthers graduated from
Cumberland University,
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 38,431 at the 2020 census. Lebanon is located in Middle Tennessee, approximately east of downtown Nashville. Lebanon is part of the Nashville Metropolit ...
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Fredericktown, Missouri.
He moved to
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 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
Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857).
Caruthers changed political party membership again and was reelected as a
Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).
He died in
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, July 20, 1860.
Caruthersville, Missouri, was named in his honor.
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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