Daniel Webster Comstock
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Daniel Webster Comstock was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Germantown, Ohio
, Comstock attended the common schools, and was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University
, Delaware, Ohio
, in 1860.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1861 and commenced practice in New Castle, Indiana
.
He served as district attorney in 1862.
During the Civil War
enlisted in the Ninth Indiana Cavalry and was successively promoted to regimental sergeant major, first lieutenant, captain, and acting assistant adjutant general in the military division of Mississippi.
He settled in Richmond, Indiana
, in 1866.
City attorney in 1866.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the Wayne circuit court 1872–1874.
He served as member of the State senate in 1878.
He served as judge of the seventeenth judicial circuit 1886–1895.
He served as judge of the appellate court 1896–1911.
He resumed the practice of law.
Comstock was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-fifth
Congress and served from March 4, 1917, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, May 19, 1917.
He was interred in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Germantown, Ohio
Germantown, Ohio
Germantown is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,547 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Germantown is located at ....
, Comstock attended the common schools, and was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
, Delaware, Ohio
Delaware, Ohio
The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area...
, in 1860.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1861 and commenced practice in New Castle, Indiana
New Castle, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,780 people, 7,462 households, and 4,805 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,987.5 people per square mile . There were 8,042 housing units at an average density of 1,351.3 per square mile...
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He served as district attorney in 1862.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
enlisted in the Ninth Indiana Cavalry and was successively promoted to regimental sergeant major, first lieutenant, captain, and acting assistant adjutant general in the military division of Mississippi.
He settled in Richmond, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
, in 1866.
City attorney in 1866.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the Wayne circuit court 1872–1874.
He served as member of the State senate in 1878.
He served as judge of the seventeenth judicial circuit 1886–1895.
He served as judge of the appellate court 1896–1911.
He resumed the practice of law.
Comstock was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-fifth
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
Congress and served from March 4, 1917, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, May 19, 1917.
He was interred in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
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