Samuel Byrns

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Samuel Byrns
Portrait of Byrns by Charles Milton Bell, between January 1891 and January 1894
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byWilliam M. Kinsey
Succeeded byRichard Bartholdt
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the Jefferson County district
In office
1876–1877
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 10th district district
In office
1878
Personal details
Born(1848-03-04)March 4, 1848
near House Springs, Missouri, US
DiedJuly 9, 1914(1914-07-09) (aged 66)
De Soto, Missouri, US
PartyDemocratic
OccupationLawyer, politician

Samuel Byrns (erroneously Burns; March 4, 1848 – July 9, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Biography

Byrns was born on March 4, 1848,[1] near House Springs, Missouri,[2] the son of Thomas Byrns and Margaret (née Bowles) Byrns.[3] During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Army.[4] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872, after which he commenced practice in Hillsboro.[1]

A Democrat, Byrns was the Jefferson County Collector of Revenue in 1872.[1] From 1876 to 1877, he represented Jefferson County in the Missouri House of Representatives, and in 1878, a represented the 10th district in the Missouri Senate.[1][3] He was a member of the Missouri Central Democratic Committee from 1886 to 1888.[1][3] He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1893, representing Missouri's 3rd district. He lost his re-election.[1]

After serving in Congress, Byrns resumed practicing law, now in De Soto, Missouri.[1] He was married to Lizzie Moss.[5] He died on July 4, 1914, aged 66, in De Soto; his death was caused by a paralyzing stroke, which he suffered minutes after being told of the death of friend and politician Martin L. Clardy.[4][6] He was buried on 11 July, at Hillsboro Cemetery.[1][2]

References

  1. "Byrns, Samuel". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  2. "Announcements". Jefferson Democrat. 16 July 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  3. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Byrns to Bzuroff". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  4. "Former Congressman Samuel Burns Dead". St. Joseph Gazette. 10 July 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
  5. History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1888. p. 931.
  6. "Fulton, Mo., Attorney Dies". St. Joseph News-Press. 10 July 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-03-21.