Samuel T. Day

Samuel T. Day ( * about 1828 in Hanover County, Virginia; † December 26, 1877 in Caldwell County, Texas) was an American Plant In owner, physician and politician. Between 1871 and 1873 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Florida.

Career

About the youth and education of Samuel Day, nothing is handed down. He was born in Virginia and came to Florida. In 1856 he was a candidate for the local House of Representatives. During the Civil War he was a supporter of the Union. After the war he was involved in the construction of the Florida Republican Party. During the years of Reconstruction it was in the policy of this state at times turbulent ago. In 1870 there was a special election for the office of Lieutenant Governor, after it had been challenging the legality of the assumption of office by Edmund C. Weeks in question. This was not elected, but appointed by the Governor. The ensuing special election was marred by outbreaks of violence. Controversial winner of the election was Samuel Day, who was the official representative of Governor Harrison Reed now. At the same time also ran an election challenge against Days choice was but only decided in June 1872. This decision was controversial. Days opponents, who later became Governor William D. Bloxham was indeed declared the winner of the election. He could not take the office of lieutenant governor anyway, because the Republicans the election unrecognized and with their majority in the state Legislature prevented the Appointed Bloxhams.

In 1872 impeachment proceedings against Governor Reed ran. This Day found himself almost in the Office of the Governor. When Reed was acquitted burst Days also dream of taking office. He later moved into the Caldwell County, Texas, where he died on December 26, 1866.