Samuel F. Gove

Samuel Francis Gove (March 9, 1822 – December 3, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.

Samuel F. Grove
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th district
In office June 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	Office suspended due to the American Civil War
Succeeded by	Jefferson F. Long
Personal details
Born	(1822-03-09)March 9, 1822 Weymouth, Massachusetts
Died	December 3, 1900(1900-12-03) (aged 78) St. Augustine, Florida
Political party	Republican

Gove was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended the common schools there. He moved to Georgia in 1835 with his parents, who settled in Twiggs County. He engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits. He was also a missionary. Upon the readmission of the State of Georgia to representation he was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served from June 25, 1868, to March 3, 1869. He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-first Congress, but was not permitted to qualify. He was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1877 and was a traveling missionary from 1879 until his death in St. Augustine, Florida, December 3, 1900. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia.

References

• United States Congress. "Samuel F. Gove (id: G000347)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by American Civil War	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district June 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	Succeeded by Jefferson F. Long

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