Samuel Ettelson

Samuel Adams Ettelson (November 19, 1874 – May 9, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ettelson graduated from West Division High School. He went Harvard College and Lake Forest College. Ettelson graduated from the Chicago College of Law in 1897. He was admitted to the Illinois bar and practiced law in Chicago. Ettelson served as corporation counsel for the city of Chicago. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1907 until 1923 and was a Republican. Ettelson died at Michael Reese Hospital from complications from surgery.