Samuel Bard (May 18, 1825 – September 18, 1878) 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. See also References External links The Papers of Andrew Johnson Volume 9, September 1865 - January 1866 Idaho Historical Society 1825 births 1878 deaths Politicians from New York City People of Louisiana in the American Civil War Editors of Louisiana newspapers Louisiana politicians Georgia (U.S. state) politicians Governors of Idaho Territory Northern-born Confederates Confederate States Army officers Deaths from yellow fever Louisiana State Superintendents of Education 19th-century American politicians Infectious disease deaths in Louisiana Educators from New York City 19th-century American educators Georgia (U.S. state) postmasters Editors of Florida newspapers 19th-century American newspaper editors