Joseph Bonaparte Cheadle (August 14, 1842 – May 28, 1904) was a U.S. Representative

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 from Indiana

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Born in Perrysville, Indiana

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, Cheadle attended the common schools.
He entered Asbury (now De Pauw) University, Greencastle, Indiana

Greencastle, Indiana

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, but upon the organization of the Seventy-first Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, enlisted as a private in Company K and served until the close of the Civil War

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He returned home and entered upon the study of law.
He was graduated from the Indianapolis Law College in 1867.
He was admitted to the bar

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 and commenced practice in Newport, Indiana

Newport, Indiana

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He continued in practice until 1873, when he entered upon newspaper work.

Cheadle was elected as a Republican

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 to the Fiftieth

50th United States Congress

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 and Fifty-first

51st United States Congress

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 Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890, and for nomination to the Fifty-third

53rd United States Congress

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 and Fifty-fourth

54th United States Congress

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 Congresses in 1892 and 1894.
He was affiliated with the Democratic Party

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 in 1896.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1896 and 1898 on the Democratic and Populist tickets.
He was editor of the American Standard in 1896.
He died in Frankfort, Indiana

Frankfort, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,662 people, 6,279 households, and 4,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,240.5 people per square mile . There were 6,682 housing units at an average density of 1,299.6 per square mile...

, May 28, 1904.
He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.