Samuel C. Major
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Samuel Collier Major was a U.S. representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Fayette, Missouri
, Major attended the public schools and Central College at Fayette. He was graduated from St. James Military Academy, Macon, Missouri
, in 1888. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in Fayette, Missouri
.
He was appointed prosecuting attorney of Howard County in 1892 and later was elected to the office for two terms. He served in the Missouri Senate 1907-1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress.
Major was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress and resumed the practice of law in Fayette, Missouri
.
Major was elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.
Major was elected to the Seventy-second Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his death in Fayette, Missouri
, July 28, 1931. He was interred in Fayette City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Fayette, Missouri
Fayette, Missouri
Fayette is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. It is in the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, Major attended the public schools and Central College at Fayette. He was graduated from St. James Military Academy, Macon, Missouri
Macon, Missouri
Macon is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,471 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Macon County.-Geography:Macon is located at...
, in 1888. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in Fayette, Missouri
Fayette, Missouri
Fayette is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. It is in the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
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He was appointed prosecuting attorney of Howard County in 1892 and later was elected to the office for two terms. He served in the Missouri Senate 1907-1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress.
Major was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress and resumed the practice of law in Fayette, Missouri
Fayette, Missouri
Fayette is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. It is in the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
Major was elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.
Major was elected to the Seventy-second Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his death in Fayette, Missouri
Fayette, Missouri
Fayette is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. It is in the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, July 28, 1931. He was interred in Fayette City Cemetery.