Samuel Brenton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Harlan |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer M. Chamberlain |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 29, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer M. Chamberlain |
| Succeeded by | Charles Case |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1810 Gallatin County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 1857 (aged 46) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig Party Opposition Party Republican Party |
Samuel Brenton (November 22, 1810 – March 29, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana; born in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Attended the public schools; was ordained to the Methodist ministry in 1830 and served as a minister; located at Danville, Indiana., in 1834 because of ill health, and studied law; member of the Indiana General Assembly in the Indiana House of Representatives (1838–1841); in 1841, returned to the ministry and served at Crawfordsville, Perryville, Lafayette, and finally at Fort Wayne, where he suffered a paralytic stroke in 1848 and was compelled to abandon his ministerial duties; appointed register of the land office at Fort Wayne on May 2, 1849, and served until July 31, 1851, when he resigned; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second United States Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third United States Congress; elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth United States Congress; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth United States Congress and served from March 4, 1855, until his death in Fort Wayne, Indiana; interment in Lindenwood Cemetery. He was replaced by Charles Case in a special election to finish out his term.