Samuel Hamilton Buskirk

Notable Facts

  • Served as Speaker of the House in the 43rd General Assembly (1862-1864)

Offices

Indiana House
Monroe County
In office
Dec 4, 1848 to Dec 3, 1849

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
12 months, 4 days
Indiana House
Monroe County
In office
Dec 1, 1851 to Nov 3, 1852

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
11 months, 8 days
Indiana House
Monroe County
In office
Nov 8, 1854 to Nov 5, 1856

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
1 year, 11 months, 28 days
Indiana House
Monroe County
In office
Nov 5, 1862 to Nov 7, 1866

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
4 years, 3 days
Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 3
In office
Jan 3, 1871 to Dec 16, 1872

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 1
In office
Dec 16, 1872 to Jan 1, 1877

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Redistricting
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
6 years
Samuel Hamilton Buskirk spent 13 years, 11 months, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of Samuel Hamilton Buskirk running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).