American politician
Samuel Dibble
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In office
March 4, 1883 ? March 3, 1891
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Preceded by
| John S. Richardson
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Succeeded by
| William H. Brawley
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In office
June 9, 1881 ? May 31, 1882
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Preceded by
| Michael P. O'Connor
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Succeeded by
| Edmund W.M. Mackey
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In office
June 1, 1877 ? March 22, 1878
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Preceded by
| Daniel Augustus Straker
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Succeeded by
| Multi-member district
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Born
| September 16, 1837
Charleston, South Carolina
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Died
| September 16, 1913
(1913-09-16)
(aged 76)
Baltimore, Maryland
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Resting place
| Orangeburg, South Carolina
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
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Mary Christiana Louis
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m.
1864)
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Children
| Frances Agnes Dibble (
b.
1866)
Samuel Dibble II (
b.
1868)
Louis Virgil Dibble (
b.
1873)
Mary Henley Dibble (
b.
1874)
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Alma mater
| Wofford College
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Profession
| lawyer
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politician
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Samuel Dibble
(September 16, 1837 ? September 16, 1913) was a lawyer, educator and
Confederate
Civil War
veteran who served several terms as
U.S. Representative
from
South Carolina
during the 1880s.
Birth and childhood
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Samuel Dibble was born in
Charleston, South Carolina
, the oldest son of Philander Virgil (1808-1883) and Frances Ann (Evans) Dibble (1815-1891). Philander and his brother Andrew Dibble (1800-1846) moved from
Bethel, Connecticut
, to Charleston engaging in business together as
hatters
. Ann Evans was a descendant of the Gabeau family of
French Huguenots
and the Henley family of England. Dibble is a direct descendant of Thomas Dibble who came from England to
Dorchester, Massachusetts
, in 1630 as part of the
Puritan migration to New England (1620?1640)
and in 1635, Thomas Dibble was one of the founders of
Windsor, Connecticut
.
Young Dibble pursued an academic course in Bethel, Connecticut (his father's birthplace), and Charleston, South Carolina.
College and law school years
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Starting in 1853, Dibble attended the
College of Charleston
for two years, and graduated A. B. from
Wofford College
,
Spartanburg, South Carolina
, in July, 1856, under the presidency of Rev. William M. Wightman, being the first graduate of that institution. While at Wofford, Dibble was a member of the Calhoun Literary Society. Dibble later received the degree LL. D. from his alma mater.
After graduating he taught at Shilow Academy and Pine Grove Academy in Orangeburg District from 1856 to 1857 and was assistant teacher of the preparatory department of
Wofford College
in the spring of 1858. Dibble also studied law between 1858 and 1859 under Jefferson Choice of Spartanburg, and Lesesne and Wilkins of Charleston, and was admitted as an attorney of law in December, 1859, and as a solicitor in equity in 1865 having studied equity under Hon. Charles H. Simonton. In January, 1860, he began his practice of law in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
He served in the
Confederate States Army
throughout the
Civil War
.
He resumed the practice of law in Orangeburg, South Carolina and also edited the Orangeburg News.
Military service
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On January 3, 1861, Samuel Dibble volunteered as a private in the Edisto Rifles in Col. Johnson Hagood's First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers later attaining the rank of first lieutenant. The company later became a part of the Eutaw Regiment, Twenty-Fifth South Carolina Volunteers under Col. Charles H. Simonton, a part of Hagood's Brigade, Hokes' Division of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was also a lieutenant of
Wade Hampton III
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Politics
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Samuel Dibble served as member of the State house of representatives in 1877 and 1878.
Trustee of the
University of South Carolina at Columbia
in 1878.
He served as member of the Board of School Commissioners of Orangeburg County.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880.
Presented credentials as a
Democratic
Member-elect to the Forty-seventh Congress to fill a vacancy thought to exist by reason of the death (pending a contest) of
Michael P. O'Connor
, and served from June 9, 1881, to May 31, 1882, when the seat was awarded to
Edmund W.M. Mackey
under the original election.
Dibble was elected to the Forty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883 ? March 3, 1891).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1890.
Later life
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He engaged in banking and other business interests in
Orangeburg, South Carolina
.
He died near
Baltimore, Maryland
, September 16, 1913, his 76th birthday.
He was interred in Sunny Side Cemetery,
Orangeburg, South Carolina
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Sources
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External links
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Public Buildings and Grounds
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Rivers and Harbors
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Roads
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Flood Control
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Transportation and Infrastructure*
(1947?)
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Alternately named
Public Works
in 80th through 93rd Congresses and
Public Works and Transportation
in 94th through 103rd Congresses.
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