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Samuel Lahm (April 22, 1812 – June 16, 1876) was a lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Leitersburg, Maryland, Lahm completed preparatory studies and then taught school. He attended Washington College in southwestern Pennsylvania. He subsequently studied law. Lahm was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Canton, Ohio. He was the father of Frank Samuel Lahm, a noted expatriot and pioneer balloonist, and the grandfather of Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm, aerial pioneer, student of the Wright Brothers, and the first military officer to fly an airplane.

He served as the master of chancery from 1837–41 and then was the prosecuting attorney of Stark County from 1841–45. He served as member of the Ohio Senate in 1842. He was selected as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1844 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Lahm was appointed as a brigadier general in the state's antebellum militia.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress. However, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress and served from March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849.

Retiring from politics, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and sheep raising.

He died in Canton on June 16, 1876, and was interred in West Lawn Cemetery.

References

United States Congress. "Samuel Lahm (id: L000021)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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 '''Samuel Lahm''' (April 22, 1812 &ndash; June 16, 1876) was a lawyer, politician, and  [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio]].
-Born in [[Leitersburg, Maryland]], Lahm completed preparatory studies and then taught school. He attended [[Washington & Jefferson College|Washington College]] in southwestern [[Pennsylvania]]. He subsequently studied law. Lahm was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1836 and commenced practice in [[Canton, Ohio]]. He was the father of Frank Samuel Lahm, a noted expatriot and pioneer [[balloon]]ist, and the grandfather of Brigadier General [[Frank Purdy Lahm]], aerial pioneer, student of the [[Wright Brothers]], and the first military officer to fly an airplane.
+Born in [[Leitersburg, Maryland]], Lahm completed preparatory studies and then taught school. He attended [[Washington & Lee College|Washington College]] in southwestern [[Pennsylvania]]. He subsequently studied law. Lahm was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1836 and commenced practice in [[Canton, Ohio]]. He was the father of Frank Samuel Lahm, a noted expatriot and pioneer [[balloon]]ist, and the grandfather of Brigadier General [[Frank Purdy Lahm]], aerial pioneer, student of the [[Wright Brothers]], and the first military officer to fly an airplane.
 He served as the [[Court of equity|master of chancery]] from 1837&ndash;41 and then was the [[prosecuting attorney]] of [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark County]] from 1841&ndash;45. He served as member of the [[Ohio Senate]] in 1842. He was selected as a delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 1844 in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].