John W. Cassingham
Encyclopedia
John Wilson Cassingham was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born in Coshocton, Ohio
, Cassingham attended the public schools.
Deputy county treasurer 1857-1868.
He engaged in the mercantile business from 1868 to 1875 and in the mining of coal in 1875.
Later also engaged in the manufacture of paper and in banking.
County auditor 1880-1887.
Trustee of the public library of Coshocton.
He served as member of the board of education.
He served as president of the Coshocton Board of Trade.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.
Cassingham was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-seventh
and Fifty-eighth
Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1905).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth
Congress.
Reengaged in his former business interests in Coshocton until 1915, when he retired from active pursuits.
He died in Coshocton on March 14, 1930, and was interred in South Lawn Cemetery.
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 Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Born in Coshocton, Ohio
Coshocton, Ohio
Coshocton is a city in and the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population of the city was 11,682 at the 2000 census. The Walhonding River and the Tuscarawas River meet in Coshocton to form the Muskingum River....
, Cassingham attended the public schools.
Deputy county treasurer 1857-1868.
He engaged in the mercantile business from 1868 to 1875 and in the mining of coal in 1875.
Later also engaged in the manufacture of paper and in banking.
County auditor 1880-1887.
Trustee of the public library of Coshocton.
He served as member of the board of education.
He served as president of the Coshocton Board of Trade.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.
Cassingham was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
and Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1905).
He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth 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, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress.
Reengaged in his former business interests in Coshocton until 1915, when he retired from active pursuits.
He died in Coshocton on March 14, 1930, and was interred in South Lawn Cemetery.