Samuel Benton Callahan

Samuel Callahan
Member of the C.S. House of Representatives from the Creek and Seminole's At-large district
In office February 18, 1864 – May 10, 1865
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1833-01-26)January 26, 1833 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died	Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Samuel Benton Callahan (January 26, 1833 – February 17, 1911) was a Confederate politician during the American Civil War.

Samuel Callahan was born in Mobile, Alabama, as a member of the Creek tribe. He represented the Creek and Seminole nations in the Second Confederate Congress. Removed with his tribe to Indian Territory, he fled with his family to Sulphur Springs, Texas during the Civil War. His daughter Sophia Alice Callahan was born during their time in Texas, but at War's end, the family returned to Okmulgee. He served as the editor of the Indian Journal in Muskogee and was the superintendent of the Wealaka Boarding School. He was active in tribal affairs, serving as executive secretary to three principal chiefs of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and became a justice on the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court in 1901.

Sources

• http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/5303

Confederate States House of Representatives
New constituency	Delegate to the C.S. House of Representatives from the Creek and Seminole's At-large congressional district 1864–1865	Constituency abolished