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Samuel W. Reynolds

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Samuel Williams Reynolds
United States Senator
from Nebraska
In office
July 3, 1954 – November 7, 1954
Appointed byRobert B. Crosby
Preceded byHugh A. Butler
Succeeded byRoman Hruska
Personal details
Born(1890-08-11)August 11, 1890
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedMarch 20, 1988(1988-03-20) (aged 97)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Samuel Williams Reynolds (August 11, 1890 – March 20, 1988) was a Republican United States Senator from Nebraska.

Biography

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Reynolds was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 11, 1890. In 1908, he engaged in the Omaha wholesale coal business.

During World War I, Reynolds served in the United States Army Air Service. He later became a colonel and served as the director of the Army Specialist Corps in Omaha from 1942 to 1943. He was a delegate to the 1936 Republican National Convention.

In 1954, Reynolds was appointed by Governor Robert B. Crosby to the United States Senate to fill the open seat caused by the death of Hugh Butler. He declined to run for the office that year and resumed selling coal. He subsequently became a member of the Omaha City Council from 1957 to 1958.

Reynolds lived in Omaha until his death in 1988. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

References

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  1. "Reynolds, Samuel Williams". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
  2. "Reynolds, Samuel Williams". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 11, 2006.
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U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Nebraska
July 3, 1954 – November 7, 1954
Served alongside: Eva Bowring
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Oldest living U.S. senator
December 1, 1984 – March 20, 1988
Succeeded by