Stephen A. Hoxworth
Encyclopedia
Stephen Arnold Hoxworth was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Maquon Township, near Maquon, Illinois
, Hoxworth attended the public schools.
He moved to Blue Springs, Nebraska
, in 1880.
He engaged in banking and in the grain and implement business.
He served as member of the Nebraska State Militia.
He returned to Illinois in 1885 and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Rapatee, Knox County.
He served as supervisor of Maquon Township 1907-1912.
Hoxworth was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914.
He resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died in Rapatee, Illinois, January 25, 1930.
He was interred in Lyons Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Illinois
Illinois
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Born in Maquon Township, near Maquon, Illinois
Maquon, Illinois
Maquon is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Description:...
, Hoxworth attended the public schools.
He moved to Blue Springs, Nebraska
Blue Springs, Nebraska
Blue Springs is a city in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 383 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
, in 1880.
He engaged in banking and in the grain and implement business.
He served as member of the Nebraska State Militia.
He returned to Illinois in 1885 and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Rapatee, Knox County.
He served as supervisor of Maquon Township 1907-1912.
Hoxworth 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 Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914.
He resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died in Rapatee, Illinois, January 25, 1930.
He was interred in Lyons Cemetery.