district state_senate death_date birth_place profession birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
cook county illinois 25 november 1889 westminster , massachusetts farmer , former publisher may 20 , 1800 1842 samuel hoard -lrb- politician -rrb-
 1844 samuel hoard
samuel hoard -lrb- politician -rrb-

samuel h. hoard -lrb- may 20 , 1800 -- november 25 , 1889 -rrb- was an american publisher , merchant , judge and politician from massachusetts .
originally a student of law , hoard became partner at a mercantile firm until his election as a magistrate in new york .
in 1828 , he began to focus on publishing , managing two new york papers .
hoard moved to illinois to manage a farm and quickly became an important local political figure .
he served a term in the illinois senate and was later appointed postmaster of chicago .
hoard co-founded the original university of chicago and served on its board of trustees .
