American politician
Samuel S. Whallon (April 20, 1804 Argyle , Washington County, New York - July 6, 1858 Erie , Erie County, Pennsylvania ) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life
About 1812. his family removed to Mayville, New York . In 1834, he was one of the co-founders of the Mayville Sentinel , but already the next year the newspaper was sold.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Chautauqua Co. , 1st D.) in 1855 .
He was a Canal Commissioner from 1856 until his death, elected at the 1855 New York state election on the American Party ticket.
He died of scarlet fever .
Sources
(*) elected but declined; (**) elected but died before taking office