Samuel Mayes Arnell

Samuel Mayes Arnell
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district
In office
24 July 1866 – 3 March 1871
Preceded byJames H. Thomas
Succeeded byWashington C. Whitthorne
Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1865–1866
Personal details
Born3 May 1833
Zion Settlement, Tennessee, U.S.
Died20 July 1903 (aged 70)
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyUnconditional Union (1865–67)
Republican (after 1867)
Alma materAmherst College
OccupationAttorney, postmaster, superintendent of schools

Samuel Mayes Arnell (May 3, 1833 – July 20, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the 6th congressional district of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was a staunch Unionist and Republican. He had owned slaves.[1][2] He later served as school superintendent and postmaster. He wrote a memoir.

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 13, 2022, retrieved January 15, 2022
  2. ^ Zebley, Kathleen R. (1994). "Unconditional Unionist: Samuel Mayes Arnell and Reconstruction in Tennessee". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 53 (4): 246–259. ISSN 0040-3261. JSTOR 42627156.