Samuel W. Trotti
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Politician Lawyer | |||
| Work field | Law Politics | |||
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| Birth | 18 July 1810, Barnwell, USA | |||
| Death | 24 June 1856 (aged 45 years) | |||
| Star sign | Cancer | |||
| Politics: | Democratic Party | |||
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Samuel Wilds Trotti (July 18, 1810 – June 24, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
Born in Barnwell, South Carolina, Trotti attended the common schools. He graduated from South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1832. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Seminole War.
Trotti served as member of the State house of representatives from 1840 to 1841 from 1852 to 1855. He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sampson H. Butler and served from December 17, 1842, to March 3, 1843.
He resumed the practice of law. He died in Buckhead, Fairfield District (now county), South Carolina, June 24, 1856.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Samuel W. Trotti (id: T000381)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by Sampson H. Butler | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district 1842–1843 | Succeeded by John Campbell |