Samuel Ward (lobbyist)

Sam Ward
"Uncle Sam"
Ward as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, January 1880
Born(1814-01-27)January 27, 1814
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1884(1884-05-19) (aged 70)
Naples, Italy
Resting placeTrinity Church Cemetery, New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationRound Hill School
Alma materColumbia College
University of Tübingen
Political partyDemocrat
Spouses
Emily Astor
(m. 1838; died 1841)
Medora Grymes
(m. 1843)
Parent(s)Samuel Ward III
Julia Rush Cutler Ward
RelativesJulia Ward (sister)
Samuel Ward, Jr. (grandfather)

Samuel Cutler Ward (January 27, 1814 — May 19, 1884),[1] was an American poet, politician, author, and gourmet, and in the years after the Civil War he was widely known as the "King of the Lobby." He combined delicious food, fine wines, and good conversation to create a new type of lobbying in Washington, DC — social lobbying — over which he reigned for more than a decade.[2]

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  2. ^ "Ward, Samuel. Papers" (PDF). archives.nypl.org. The New York Public Library. Retrieved 30 August 2017.