17 Facts About Samuel Pasco

Samuel Pasco was an American politician and Confederate soldier who served as a US Senator from Florida.

Samuel Pasco is the only Confederate private ever elected to the US Senate.

Samuel Pasco's family moved to Prince Edward Island in 1841 before moving to the United States in 1843 and settling in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Samuel Pasco attended Harvard University and then moved to Florida in 1859.

Samuel Pasco served as principal of the Waukeenah Academy, a school in Monticello, Florida, from 1860 to 1861.

Samuel Pasco fought as a member of the 3rd Florida Infantry Regiment.

Samuel Pasco was captured in Mississippi and imprisoned by the United States for the rest of the war.

Samuel Pasco was released in March 1865 and immediately returned to Florida to resume his post as principal of the Waukeenah Academy.

Samuel Pasco resigned from that position in 1866 but remained in Florida, serving as clerk of Jefferson County from 1866 to 1868.

Samuel Pasco eventually became a prominent lawyer in the area.

Samuel Pasco was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1886 to 1887 and briefly served as speaker in 1887.

In 1887, Samuel Pasco was elected to the US Senate from Florida, as a member of the Democratic Party.

Samuel Pasco served in the Senate for two terms, until 1899, when he was defeated for reelection.

Samuel Pasco then became a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission, which decided that a canal should be built through the isthmus of Panama.

Samuel Pasco remained on this commission until 1905, when work on the canal began.

Samuel Pasco then retired from public life and moved back to Monticello.

Samuel Pasco died in Tampa, Florida, and was buried in the Roseland cemetery in Monticello.