Samuel Henry Piles | |
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United States Senator from Washington | |
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Addison G. Foster |
Succeeded by | Miles Poindexter |
United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
In office 1922–1928 | |
Preceded by | Hoffman Philip |
Succeeded by | Jefferson Caffery |
Personal details | |
Born | Smithland, Kentucky, U.S. | December 28, 1858
Died | March 11, 1940 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
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Samuel Henry Piles (December 28, 1858 – March 11, 1940) was an American politician, attorney, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Washington.
Piles was born near Smithland, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Henry Piles (d. 1904) and Gabriella Lillard. [1] The senior Piles was sheriff of Livingston County, and later practiced law. [2] Samuel Jr. attended private schools in Kentucky before studying law. [1]
Piles was admitted to the bar in 1883, and commenced practice in Snohomish, Territory of Washington. [1]
He moved to Spokane in 1886 and later in the same year to Seattle, where he practiced law. [1] He was assistant prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of the Territory of Washington from 1887 to 1889 and city attorney of Seattle from 1888 to 1889. [1] He was also general counsel of the Pacific Coast Company from 1895 to 1905. [1]
In January 1905, Piles was elected to the U.S. Senate. [3] He served one term, March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1911. [4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. [4] While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Fifty-ninth through Sixty-first Congresses). [5] After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Seattle. [6]
In 1922, Piles was appointed by President Warren G. Harding as Minister to Colombia, an office he held until 1928. [6] [7]
In 1891, Piles married Mary E. Barnard of Henderson, Kentucky. [1] They were the parents of three children: Ross Barnard, Ruth Lillard, and Samuel Henry. [1]
He retired from active pursuits and moved to Los Angeles, California, where he died in 1940. He was interred in the Lake View Cemetery. [8] [9]
Samuel Henry Piles | |
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United States Senator from Washington | |
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | |
Preceded by | Addison G. Foster |
Succeeded by | Miles Poindexter |
United States Ambassador to Colombia | |
In office 1922–1928 | |
Preceded by | Hoffman Philip |
Succeeded by | Jefferson Caffery |
Personal details | |
Born | Smithland, Kentucky, U.S. | December 28, 1858
Died | March 11, 1940 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Signature | |
Samuel Henry Piles (December 28, 1858 – March 11, 1940) was an American politician, attorney, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Washington.
Piles was born near Smithland, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Henry Piles (d. 1904) and Gabriella Lillard. [1] The senior Piles was sheriff of Livingston County, and later practiced law. [2] Samuel Jr. attended private schools in Kentucky before studying law. [1]
Piles was admitted to the bar in 1883, and commenced practice in Snohomish, Territory of Washington. [1]
He moved to Spokane in 1886 and later in the same year to Seattle, where he practiced law. [1] He was assistant prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of the Territory of Washington from 1887 to 1889 and city attorney of Seattle from 1888 to 1889. [1] He was also general counsel of the Pacific Coast Company from 1895 to 1905. [1]
In January 1905, Piles was elected to the U.S. Senate. [3] He served one term, March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1911. [4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910. [4] While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Fifty-ninth through Sixty-first Congresses). [5] After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Seattle. [6]
In 1922, Piles was appointed by President Warren G. Harding as Minister to Colombia, an office he held until 1928. [6] [7]
In 1891, Piles married Mary E. Barnard of Henderson, Kentucky. [1] They were the parents of three children: Ross Barnard, Ruth Lillard, and Samuel Henry. [1]
He retired from active pursuits and moved to Los Angeles, California, where he died in 1940. He was interred in the Lake View Cemetery. [8] [9]