Samuel Price

Samuel Price
United States Senator
from West Virginia
In office
August 26, 1876 – January 26, 1877
Appointed byJohn J. Jacob
Preceded byAllen T. Caperton
Succeeded byFrank Hereford
5th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office
1864–1865
Preceded byRobert L. Montague
Succeeded byLeopold C. P. Cowper
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1834-1836
Personal details
Born(1805-07-28)July 28, 1805
Fauquier County, Virginia
DiedFebruary 25, 1884(1884-02-25) (aged 78)
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Political partyDemocratic

Samuel Price (July 28, 1805 – February 25, 1884) was Virginia lawyer and politician, who helped to establish the state of West Virginia during the American Civil War and became Lieutenant Governor, and later a United States senator.