Samuel Pasco

Samuel Pasco
Pasco in 1887
United States Senator
from Florida
In office
May 19, 1887 – April 18, 1899
Preceded byCharles W. Jones
Succeeded byJames Taliaferro
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
1886–1887
Personal details
Born(1834-06-28)June 28, 1834
London, England
DiedMarch 13, 1917(1917-03-13) (aged 82)
Tampa, Florida
Political partyDemocratic
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
RankSergeant
Unit 3rd Florida Infantry[1]
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Samuel Pasco (June 28, 1834 – March 13, 1917) was an American politician and Confederate soldier who served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. He is the only Confederate private ever elected to the U.S. Senate.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference National Park Service was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, June 09, 1887, Image 2". Big Sandy News (Louisa, KY). June 9, 1887. Retrieved November 15, 2023.