Samuel Bard (May 18, 1825 – September 18, 1878) was an American politician, newspaper editor and served briefly as Governor of Idaho Territory.
Biography Born in New York City, Bard moved to the South in 1845.
Career Bard served as the elected superintendent of public instruction in Louisiana 1855–1857'Louisiana Almanac 2006-2007,' Milburn Calhoun and Jeanne Frois: Pelican Publishing, 2006, pg. 555 and was also a newspaper editor and part-owner of the Memphis Avalanche.
Bard served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War in the rank of captain.
In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Bard Governor of Idaho Territory, and he signed the oath of office, secured a leave of absence to remain in Georgia, and then resigned the office in order to accept appointment as postmaster in Atlanta, Georgia.'The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant,' November 1, 1896-October 31, 1870, Ulysses S. Grant Association, pg. 289-291 He later moved to Pensacola, Florida, and then Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he published and edited newspapers.
Death Bard died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a result of yellow fever.Ex-Gov. Samuel Bard, 'New York Times,' September 20, 1878, pg. 4
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The Papers of Andrew Johnson Volume 9, September 1865 - January 1866 Idaho Historical Society