Samuel Forwood
Samuel Forwood | |
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| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the Clarke County district | |
| In office 1876–1876 | |
| Preceded by | F. W. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Frank Winn |
| In office 1839–1839 | |
| Preceded by | G. W. Creagh |
| Succeeded by | W. F. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1798 Harford County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 94) Clarke County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Rachael Cooper Stump
(m. 1828; died 1830)Martha J. Morriss (m. 1834) |
| Children | 11 |
| Parent |
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Samuel Forwood (c. 1798 – October 27, 1892) was an American politician and plantation owner who served in the Alabama House of Representatives, representing Clarke County in 1839 and again in 1876.
Early life
[edit]Samuel Forwood was born in Harford County, Maryland, to John Forwood, who served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In the fall of 1830, Forwood moved to Clarke County, Alabama.[1] In the early 1830s, he founded the plantation Gosport Retreat in Gosport. The name "Gosport" is said to be a contraction of "God's Port."[3] He served as postmaster of Gosport when the post office was established in 1834. Forwood later purchased the estate of Governor John Murphy in Gosport.[4]
Forwood was a slaveholder[5] and owned a plantation throughout the Civil War. After the war, his plantation encompassed approximately 500 acres (200 ha).[1]
Forwood represented Clarke County as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1839 and again in 1876. He also participated in the Alabama constitutional conventions of 1865 and 1875.[6][7][8]
He also served as chairman of the Lee Monument Association of Alabama.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Forwood married Rachael Cooper Stump of Stafford in 1828. They had one son, W. Stump Forwood. His first wife died in 1830.[1] After relocating to Alabama, he married Martha J. Morriss in 1834. Together, they had ten children.[1][9] His son, W. Stump Forwood, worked as a physician and founded the Harford Medical Society in Harford County, Maryland.[10]
Forwood resided in Gosport, Alabama.[6] He was a member of the Methodist Church.[6]
Forwood died on October 27, 1892, aged 94, at his plantation in Clarke County.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Death of Col. Samuel Forwood". The Aegis and Intelligencer. November 4, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Lee Monument Association of Alabama". The Aegis and Intelligencer. May 10, 1878. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. p. 64. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Gov. John Murphy". The Clarke County Democrat. September 7, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Willoughby, Christopher D. E. (2022). Masters of Health: Racial Science and Slavery in U.S. Medical Schools. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 1–16. ISBN 9781469672120. JSTOR 10.5149/9781469671864_willoughby.
- ^ a b c "Died At Ninety-Four". Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ball, Timothy Horton (1879). Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings. pp. 712–713. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Owen, Thomas McAdory; Owen, Marie Bankhead (1921). History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. 1. pp. 271–272. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Mrs. Martha Forwood..." The Clarke County Democrat. January 30, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death of Dr. W. Stump Forwood". The Aegis and Intelligencer. January 8, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
