Samuel Medary Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he settled in Ohio in 1825. After a term in the Ohio House of Representatives (1834) and the Ohio State Senate (1836-38) as a Jackson Democrat, he purchased a newspaper in Columbus that became the Ohio Statesman, which he edited until 1857. Active at the National Democratic Conventions at Baltimore in 1844, where he was instrumental in the nomination of James K. Polk; and at Cincinnati in 1856, where he was the President pro tem.

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  • Samuel Medary Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he settled in Ohio in 1825. After a term in the Ohio House of Representatives (1834) and the Ohio State Senate (1836-38) as a Jackson Democrat, he purchased a newspaper in Columbus that became the Ohio Statesman, which he edited until 1857. Active at the National Democratic Conventions at Baltimore in 1844, where he was instrumental in the nomination of James K. Polk; and at Cincinnati in 1856, where he was the President pro tem. President James Buchanan appointed him as the 3rd Territorial Governor of Minnesota from April 23, 1857 to May 24, 1858. Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858 and elected Henry Hastings Sibley. Samuel Medary was also Governor of Kansas Territory from December 1858 to December 1860. William F. Wheeler was territory Librarian and the Governor's Secretary while in office. Returning to Columbus, Ohio, he established a newspaper he named The Crisis. While living in Columbus, Medary resided at his estate, Northwood Place, located along the Worthington Pike, now North High Street, near Northwood Avenue. Medary was indicted by a federal grand jury in 1864 for conspiracy against the government and was arrested. He was released on bonds, but died in Columbus, Ohio before he could be tried.
  • Samuel Medary war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war Gouverneur des Minnesota-Territoriums von 1857 bis 1858 und des Kansas-Territoriums von 1858 bis 1860.
  • Samuel Medary, född 25 februari 1801 i Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, död 7 november 1864 i Columbus, Ohio, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var guvernör i Minnesotaterritoriet 1857-1858 och sedan guvernör i Kansasterritoriet 1858-1860. Medary var uppvuxen i Pennsylvania. Han flyttade 1825 till Ohio. Han var ledamot av delstatens senat 1836-1838. Han stödde James K. Polk i presidentvalet i USA 1844. James Buchanan utnämnde 1857 Medary till guvernör i Minnesotaterritoriet. Han var territoriets tredje och sista guvernör. Minnesota blev 1858 delstat och Henry Hastings Sibley valdes till delstatens guvernör. Medary efterträdde i december 1858 James W. Denver som Kansasterritoriets guvernör. Även i Kansas skedde ett upplösande av territoriet och ämbetet ersattes med den nya delstatens guvernör. Medary var territorialguvernör fram till december 1860 och Charles L. Robinson tillträdde som guvernör i Kansas i februari 1861. Medary var sedan verksam som publicist i Ohio. Han blev anhållen 1864 anklagad för konspiration mot regeringen. Han frigavs mot borgen men avled innan rättegången mot honom kunde inledas. Hans grav finns på Greenlawn Cemetery i Columbus. Medaryville, en liten stad i Indiana, har fått sitt namn efter Samuel Medary.
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  • Samuel Medary Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he settled in Ohio in 1825. After a term in the Ohio House of Representatives (1834) and the Ohio State Senate (1836-38) as a Jackson Democrat, he purchased a newspaper in Columbus that became the Ohio Statesman, which he edited until 1857. Active at the National Democratic Conventions at Baltimore in 1844, where he was instrumental in the nomination of James K. Polk; and at Cincinnati in 1856, where he was the President pro tem.
  • Samuel Medary war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war Gouverneur des Minnesota-Territoriums von 1857 bis 1858 und des Kansas-Territoriums von 1858 bis 1860.
  • Samuel Medary, född 25 februari 1801 i Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, död 7 november 1864 i Columbus, Ohio, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var guvernör i Minnesotaterritoriet 1857-1858 och sedan guvernör i Kansasterritoriet 1858-1860. Medary var uppvuxen i Pennsylvania. Han flyttade 1825 till Ohio. Han var ledamot av delstatens senat 1836-1838. Han stödde James K. Polk i presidentvalet i USA 1844. James Buchanan utnämnde 1857 Medary till guvernör i Minnesotaterritoriet.
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