Samuel M. Axford

Samuel M. Axford (died 1873) was an American politician and doctor who was the 11th mayor of Flint, Michigan.

Early life
Axford lived in his youth in Oakland County. He attended the University of Michigan for medical education. In 1858, he moved from Detroit to Flint. He built Axford House as a joint residence and hospital.

Political life
He was elected as the eleventh mayor of the Village of Flint in 1868 serving a single 1-year term.

Axford died in 1873.