Biography

1822 - 10/05/1885

Samuel C. Shimer (Independent Democrat 18) Northampton County 1875 (D18) Northampton County 1876

Early Life: 

Samuel C. Shimer, born 1822, Pennsylvania; son of Conrad Schilp Shimer and Catharine Quier Shimer; Moravian Boarding School (now, Moravian College); farmer; miller; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1864-1865; elected, Independent Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1875; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1876; applicant, Postmaster, Bethlehem, 1885; married, Julia P. Meyer Shimer, children, Laura Shimer, Mary Catherine Shimer, Minnie C. Shimer; merchant; ticket agent, Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad; died, October 4, 1885, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; interment, Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1864-1865; not a candidate for reelection, 1866 term. 

Elected, Independent Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district, Northampton County, 1875; committee assignments, Agriculture, Mines and Mining, Pension and Gratuities. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district, Northampton County, 1876; committee assignments, Mines and Mining, Pension and Gratuities, Retrenchment and Reform

Applicant, Postmaster, Bethlehem, 1885. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy:

Father, General Conrad Schilp Shimer, Pennsylvania State Senate, 9th district, Lehigh and Northampton Counties, 1850-1852.

Conrad Schilp Shimer  - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1875). Smull, J.A., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 601, 606-608.

Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) Monday, October 5, 1885, Page 1

Samuel C. Shimer (1822-1885) - Find a Grave Memorial