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Vinton, Samuel Finley

lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 25, 1792, in South Hadley, Mass. He was first elected a representative in congress in 1823 from Ohio; and served fourteen years, when he declined a re-election. He was again elected in 1843, and served eight years in succession, when he again declined a reelection. In 1840 he was a presidential elector; and in 1862 was appointed a commissioner under the act emancipating the slaves in the District of Columbia. died May 11, 1862, in Washington.

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