12 Facts About Samuel Cony

Samuel Cony was an American politician, who most notably served as the 31st governor of Maine from 1864 to 1867.

Samuel Cony studied at the China Academy and Wakefield College.

Samuel Cony served as a judge of the Probate Court for Penobscot County, Maine from 1840 to 1846.

Samuel Cony served as a member of the governor's executive council, the land agent for Maine.

Samuel Cony joined the Republican Party in 1862, which had then become ascendant in Maine politics.

Samuel Cony was re-elected to the Maine House of Representatives, now representing a district in Kennebec County, and served for one term.

Samuel Cony was nominated by the Maine Republican Party as their candidate for governor and was elected governor by a popular vote in 1863.

The Executive of the State issued 4,295 commissions, of which Samuel Cony signed about 1,400.

Samuel Cony announced that he would not accept another nomination in his inaugural address at the opening of the legislature in January 1866.

Samuel Cony married Mercy H Sewall on October 17,1833.

Samuel Cony then married Lucy W Brooks on November 22,1849.

Samuel Cony House, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985.