Samuel O'Melveny | |
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Member of the Territorial Legislature of Illinois | |
In office 1816–1817 | |
Member of the Illinois Senate | |
In office 1820–1821 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Alexander |
Succeeded by | Samuel Alexander |
Personal details | |
Born | Ireland |
Died | 1828 |
Samuel O'Melveny was an American politician who served as a member of the Third Territorial Legislature of Illinois and the Illinois House of Representatives. [1]
O'Melveny was born in Ireland and resided in Kentucky before moving to Pope County in 1816 where he served as the first county treasurer. [2] He led a group of some 60 Irish settlers to form a colony 15 miles north of Golconda in Pope County,Illinois. [3]
In 1816,he served in the 2nd session of the 3rd Illinois Territorial Legislature. [4] He was a signatory of the First Illinois Constitutional Convention.
In 1819,he moved to Randolph County. [2]
He served as a state representative representing Pope County in the 2nd Illinois General Assembly,after the ouster of Samuel Alexander. [5]
O'Melveny died in 1828. [2]