Samuel H. Walley
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Samuel Hurd Walley was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
and as a member of the U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
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, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1812 to 1823.
, Andover, Massachusetts
. Walley attended Yale College
in 1822. Walley entered Harvard at the beginning of his sophomore year. Walley graduated from Harvard
in 1826.
Walley engaged in banking, he took a prominent part in the organization of the Suffolk Savings Bank. Walley was involved in the creation of the Revere National Bank, and from 1870 until his death he served as its first President.
Walley was involved in railroad development he was the Treasurer of the Vermont Central Railroad, treasurer of the Ogdensburg railroad and a promoter and first treasurer of the Wisconsin Central Railroad.
in 1836 and 1840–1846, serving as speaker 1844-1846.
Walley served as a Corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions 1848-1867.
Walley was elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-third
Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855).
Walley was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth
Congress.
Walley was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1855.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
and as a member of the U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Early life
Walley was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel Hall Walley and Miriam (Phillips) Walley. Walley was the grandson of William Phillips, Jr.William Phillips, Jr.
William Phillips Jr was born in Boston, Massachusetts, April 10, 1750; died in Boston, May 26, 1827. Phillips was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and served 1812-1823. He drafted the letter inviting New England Governors to send delegates to the Hartford Convention of 1815.Phillips...
, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1812 to 1823.
Family
Walley was married twice. Walley married his first wife Mehetable Sumner Bates on October 14, 1829, they had ten children, Mehetable Walley died December 2, 1853. Walley's second wife was Ann Gray Hawes.Education
Walley attended the common schools and Phillips AcademyPhillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
, Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
. Walley attended Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1822. Walley entered Harvard at the beginning of his sophomore year. Walley graduated from Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1826.
Business career
After he left college Walley studied law and was admitted to the Suffolk bar in 1831. Walley practiced in Boston and Roxbury.Walley engaged in banking, he took a prominent part in the organization of the Suffolk Savings Bank. Walley was involved in the creation of the Revere National Bank, and from 1870 until his death he served as its first President.
Walley was involved in railroad development he was the Treasurer of the Vermont Central Railroad, treasurer of the Ogdensburg railroad and a promoter and first treasurer of the Wisconsin Central Railroad.
Political Offices
Walley served as member of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesMassachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
in 1836 and 1840–1846, serving as speaker 1844-1846.
Walley served as a Corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions 1848-1867.
Walley was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Thirty-third
33rd United States Congress
The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855).
Walley was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
Congress.
Walley was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1855.
Death and burial
Walley died at Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, on August 27, 1877. He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
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