Samuel M. Bay | |
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| Missouri Attorney General | |
| In office 1839–1845 | |
| Appointed by | Governor Lilburn Boggs |
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| Born | Samuel Mansfield Bay June 1, 1810 Hudson, New York, United States |
| Died | May 29, 1849 (aged 38) |
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Samuel M. Bay (June 1, 1810 – May 29, 1849) was an American lawyer who represented Dred Scott in the 1847 Scott v. Emerson case. He was known for his prosecution of Dedimus Buell Burr, who had put ground glass in his ill wife's food over time. He practiced law in Jefferson and St. Louis, Missouri. Bay served in the Missouri Legislature beginning in 1836 and was appointed as Missouri Attorney General from 1839 to 1845.
His father and grandfather were attorneys and his uncle Dr. Joseph Lovell, was surgeon-general of the United States Army. He studied under Salmon P. Chase, who was later secretary of the treasury under President Abraham Lincoln, and chief justice of the Supreme Court.