Samuel H. Roys
Samuel H. Roys (September 5, 1821 – August 18, 1857) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography[edit]
Roys was born on September 5, 1821, in Landaff, New Hampshire. He later lived in Stoughton, Wisconsin.[1] He died of dysentery on August 18, 1857.[2]
Career[edit]
Roys was a member of the Assembly during the 1848 and 1849 sessions.[3] Later, he was elected District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin in 1852. Roys was elected to be a judge on the Dane County Bench in 1857, but died before he could take office. He was a Democrat.
References[edit]
- ^ "Luke Stoughton Originator of Stoughton Industrial Activity". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. July 23, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death of Judge Roys". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. August 18, 1857. p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 - 2007" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 172. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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Categories:
- People from Landaff, New Hampshire
- People from Stoughton, Wisconsin
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- District attorneys in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin state court judges
- 1821 births
- 1857 deaths
- Burials in Wisconsin
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians