| 词条 | Samuel H. Piles |
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|name = Samuel Henry Piles |image = Seattle politician Samuel H. Piles, circa 1910.jpg |jr/sr = United States Senator |state = Washington |term_start = March 4, 1905 |term_end = March 3, 1911 |predecessor = Addison G. Foster |successor = Miles Poindexter |office2 = United States Ambassador to Colombia |term_start2 = 1922 |term_end2 = 1928 |predecessor2 = Hoffman Philip |successor2 = Jefferson Caffery |birth_date = {{birth date|1858|12|28}} |birth_place = Smithland, Kentucky |death_date = {{death date and age|1940|3|11|1858|12|28}} |death_place = Los Angeles, California |resting_place = Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle, Washington |party = Republican |profession = Attorney }} Samuel Henry Piles (December 28, 1858{{spaced ndash}}March 11, 1940) was a United States Senator from Washington. BiographyPiles was born near Smithland, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Henry Piles (d. 1904) and Gabriella Lillard.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} The senior Piles was sheriff of Livingston County, and later practiced law.{{sfn|Crittenden County, Kentucky Obituaries and Death Notices}} The younger Piles attended private schools in Kentucky, and studied law.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} Piles was admitted to the bar in 1883, and commenced practice in Snohomish, Territory of Washington.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} He moved to Spokane in 1886 and later in the same year to Seattle, where he engaged in the practice of law.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} He was assistant prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of the Territory of Washington from 1887 to 1889 and was city attorney of Seattle from 1888 to 1889.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} He was also general counsel of the Pacific Coast Company from 1895 to 1905.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} In January 1905, Piles was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate.{{sfn|"Goes to Senate"}} He served one term, March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1911.{{sfn|"Election in Washington"}} He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910.{{sfn|"Election in Washington"}} While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey (Fifty-ninth through Sixty-first Congresses).{{sfn|"Ankeney of Washington"}} After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Seattle.{{sfn|"Who's Who in the Day's News"}} In 1922, Piles was appointed by President Warren Harding as Minister to Colombia, an office he held until 1928.{{sfn|"Who's Who in the Day's News"}}{{sfn|"Ambassador Resigns; Another is Appointed"}} He retired from active pursuits and moved to Los Angeles, California, where he died in 1940; interment was in Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle.{{sfn|"Funeral Conducted for Ex-Senator Piles"}}{{sfn|Where They're Buried}} FamilyIn 1891, Piles married Mary E. Barnard of Henderson, Kentucky.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} They were the parents of three children: Ross Barnard, Ruth Lillard, and Samuel Henry.{{sfn|The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography}} ReferencesSourcesBooks
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| state = Washington | class = 1 | before = Addison G. Foster | after = Miles Poindexter | years = March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | alongside = Levi Ankeny, Wesley L. Jones }}{{s-dip}}{{succession box | title = United States Minister to Colombia | before = Hoffman Philip | after = Jefferson Caffery | years = 29 May 1922 – 17 September 1928 }}{{s-end}}{{USSenWA}}{{US Ambassadors to Colombia}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Piles, Samuel}} 10 : 1858 births|1940 deaths|People from Livingston County, Kentucky|United States Senators from Washington (state)|Politicians from Spokane, Washington|Lawyers from Seattle|Ambassadors of the United States to Colombia|Republican Party United States Senators|Washington (state) Republicans|Lawyers from Spokane, Washington |
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