Samuel Bard (politician)


Samuel Bard was a United States 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 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. 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.