Samuel S. Arentz

Samuel Shaw ( Ulysses ) Arentz ( born January 8, 1879 in Chicago, Illinois, † June 17, 1934 in Reno, Nevada ) was an American politician. Between 1921 and 1933 he represented twice the state of Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

Samuel Arentz attended the public schools of his home, including up to 1897, the Chicago Manual Training School. By 1904 he studied at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota. Between 1901 and 1904 he was also a member of the National Guard of South Dakota. Between 1907 and 1917 he worked in various jobs in the states of Nevada, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Arizona. He was busy with other things in the timber and mining business, as a surveyor, and on the railroad. During World War II he was a captain of a pioneer unit. After the war he settled on a ranch near Simpson in Nevada.

Political career

Arentz was a member of the Republican Party. In 1920 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. There he broke on March 4, 1921 from Charles R. Evans. In 1922, he did not run for this mandate. Instead, he applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate. In 1924 he successfully ran for his return as a deputy in the Congress. After some re- election he was able to exercise this mandate between 4 March 1925 and 3 March 1933. In 1932 he succeeded his position indefensible. He defeated James G. Scrugham, the candidate of the Democratic Party.

In the years 1928 and 1932 Arentz was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions. Otherwise, he managed his ranch and devoted himself to his other business interests, especially in the field of mining. For health reasons he moved to Reno, where he died in June 1934.