Samuel M. Shortridge
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Samuel Morgan Shortridge (1861-1952) was a Republican Senator from California.
He was born in Iowa and practiced law in San Francisco, California for most of his life. He lost in the 1914, U.S. Senate Republican primary to veteran congressman, Joseph R. Knowland. Shortridge was elected to the U.S.Senate in 1920, riding Warren G. Harding's post World War I, "Return to Normalacy" He served two full terms before being defeated in a primary in 1932. His sister, Clara S. Foltz helped him campaign for the Senate.
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| Preceded by James D. Phelan |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from California 1921–1933 |
Succeeded by William Gibbs McAdoo |
