Muscatine County IA Archives Biographies.....MCNUTT, SAMUEL November 21, 1825 - 
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Author: 1903 Bio of Samuel McNutt 

SAMUEL MCNUTT was born near Londonderry, Ireland, November 21, 1825.  His 
father emigrated to America when the son was a child and located on a farm in 
Delaware.  Samuel was educated in Delaware College, taught school and studied 
law.  He removed to Milwaukee where he was admitted to the bar in 1851.  He 
came to Iowa in 1854, and engaged in teaching at Muscatine.  He joined D. F. 
Wells in the publication of the Voice of Iowa, the first educational 
periodical in the State.  In 1856 Mr. McNutt purchased an interest in the 
Muscatine Enquirer, assuming the editorial management.  A few years later he 
became associate editor of the Dubuque Herald with J. B. Dorr.  Up to this 
time Mr. McNutt had been a "Douglas Democrat" but when the Civil War began he 
became a warm supporter of Lincoln's administration as a Union Democrat.  The 
"War Democrats: were displeased with the position of the Herald and united in 
establishing The Evening Union with Mr. McNutt as editor.  It was a strong 
supporter of the war measures of Congress and the President.  After the Union 
was discontinued he became one of the editors of the Dubuque Times, 
afterwards returning to Muscatine.  Having united with the Republican party 
he was elected in the fall of 1863 Representative in the Legislature where he 
served by reelection for six years and at the close of his third term was 
elected to the Senate for four years.  He was one of the early and abe 
advocates of legislative control of railroads and in all matters before the 
Legislature was an earnest champion of the interests of the industrial 
classes and the author of many excellent laws.  In 1872 he was a prominent 
candidate for State Treasurer before the Republican Convention but was 
defeated by the railroad influence which was united against him.  In August, 
1890, he was appointed by President Harrison United States Consul at 
Maracaibo, in Venezuela.


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