Samuel Caruthers (October 13, 1820 – July 20, 1860) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Caruthers graduated from

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. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

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. He moved to

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, in 1844. Congressman Caruthers held several local offices prior to being elected to the U.S. Congress. Caruthers was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress. He was reelected as an

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candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). Caruthers changed political party membership again and was reelected as a

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to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He died in

, July 20, 1860.

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, was named in his honor.

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