Samuel G. Andrews

Samuel George Andrews ( born October 16, 1796 in Derby, Connecticut, † June 11, 1863 in Rochester, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1857 and 1859 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Samuel Andrews attended the public schools of his home and a classical school in Chester. In 1815 he moved with his parents to Rochester, New York, where he worked in the trade. Later, he held various offices at the local and state level. He was hired in 1831 and 1832 as a clerk in the administration of New York State Assembly. From 1834 to 1837 he worked for the administration of Monroe County. In 1838 he sat in the City Council of Rochester; 1840-1841 he was secretary to the Senate from New York. He also spent two years working for the administration of the Court of Errors. Between 1842 and 1845 he held the office of postmaster in Rochester; in the years 1846 and 1850 he served as mayor of that city. In the 1850s he became a member of the then rather Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1856 Andrews was the 29th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Williams on March 4, 1857. Until March 3, 1859, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This was marked by the events leading up to the Civil War.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Samuel Andrews worked in the mill business. He died on June 11, 1863 in Rochester, where he was also buried.