George Washington Fithian (July 4, 1854 - January 21, 1921) was a U.S. Representative

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 from Illinois

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Born near Willow Hill, Illinois

Willow Hill, Illinois

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 to Glover Fithian (1818–1861) and Mary Ann Catt, Fithian attended the common schools.
Learned the printer's trade in Mount Carmel, Illinois

Mount Carmel, Illinois

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He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 in 1875 and commenced practice in Newton, Illinois

Newton, Illinois

Newton is the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois. The population was 3,069 at the 2000 Census and subsequently reported as 3,141 by a local newspaper in mid-2000. Newton is home to a large coal-fired power plant and Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area.-Geography:Newton is located at...

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He served as prosecuting attorney of Jasper County 1876-1884.

Fithian was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Fifty-first

51st United States Congress

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, Fifty-second

52nd United States Congress

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, and Fifty-third

53rd United States Congress

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 Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Fifty-third Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth

54th United States Congress

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Railroad and warehouse commissioner of Illinois 1895-1897.
He resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising in Newton, Illinois

Newton, Illinois

Newton is the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois. The population was 3,069 at the 2000 Census and subsequently reported as 3,141 by a local newspaper in mid-2000. Newton is home to a large coal-fired power plant and Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area.-Geography:Newton is located at...

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He was also the owner of an extensive cotton plantation near Falcon, Mississippi

Falcon, Mississippi

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He died in Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

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, January 21, 1921.
He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Illinois

Newton, Illinois

Newton is the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois. The population was 3,069 at the 2000 Census and subsequently reported as 3,141 by a local newspaper in mid-2000. Newton is home to a large coal-fired power plant and Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area.-Geography:Newton is located at...

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