Samuel Shaw Arentz

Republican Representative of Nevada

  • Representative

    Nevada

    December 7, 1931 - March 3, 1933

5

Congresses Served

5

House Terms

January 8, 1879 (55 years old)

Birthday

June 17, 1934

Death

  • Served as a United States Representative for a total of 10 years.
  • Elected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and then to three consecutive terms in the Sixty-ninth to Seventy-second Congresses.
  • Participated as a delegate in the Republican National Conventions in 1928 and 1932.
  • Had a diverse career as a surveyor, assessor, miner, timberman, and mining engineer across several states.
  • Held positions as chief engineer for railway companies and consulting engineer for the United States Bureau of Mines.
  • Served as a captain in the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War I.
  • Engaged in ranching and mining activities after his congressional service.
  • Passed away in Reno, Nevada, while seeking medical treatment.