Samuel T. Day was an American physician, plantation owner, and politician who served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Florida from January 3, 1871 to June 3, 1872.
[2] Day was nominated for the job of U.S. Consul in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, by President Ulysses S. Grant in May 1870 and approved by the Senate[3] but evidently declined because the Florida Republican Party had just nominated him in a special election to replace Lt. Gov.
Bloxham was ultimately declared the winner by the Florida Supreme Court, but not until June 1, 1872.
The unfriendly Daily Phoenix of Columbia, South Carolina remarked of the struggle between Reed and Day, "They are both political adventurers of the purest dye, and are both, doubtless, unfit to fill the high office over which they are squabbling; but Reed is a confirmed and known scoundrel.
Samuel and Celeta had three children, including De Motte Day (1855-1944).