Sam B. Strother was born on June 16, 1871, near Louisville, Kentucky.

His family moved to Lee's Summit, Missouri, shortly after his birth.

[1] Strother succeeded James Cowgill as mayor after he died in office.

[3] Strother married Maud Davenport of Lee's Summit.

[1] Strother died on January 19, 1929, at the Research Hospital in Kansas City as a result of appendicitis and gall stones.