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Samuel W. Tait Jr.
Samuel W. Tait, Jr. (1898-1954) was an American lawyer and writer. He was born in Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana on April 3, 1898, the son of Samuel W. Tait and Flora Collins Tait. He became...view moreSamuel W. Tait, Jr. (1898-1954) was an American lawyer and writer. He was born in Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana on April 3, 1898, the son of Samuel W. Tait and Flora Collins Tait. He became a lawyer licensed to practice in Indiana and Missouri. He was a member of St. Margaret’s Church in Ft. Wayne, which was dedicated and named after his niece in 1941. Samuel W. Tait, Jr. and his first wife resided in Montpelier, and in 1946 he wrote a book on the oil boom in the area entitled The Wildcatters: An Informal History of Oil-Hunting in America. He also contributed a number of articles to The American Mercury magazine. His secretary, Elizabeth Kelley, daughter of a late Superintendent of Montpelier schools, became his second wife in 1947. Samuel W. Tait, Jr. passed away in Montpelier on October 1, 1954 at the age of 56.view less