William Neville
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William Harriman Neville (December 29, 1843 – April 5, 1909) was a Nebraska
, United States
Populist politician.
. He moved with his parents to Chester, Illinois
in 1851. Graduated from McKendree University and served as a sergeant in Company H of the 142nd regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War
. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1874, and set up practice in Chester.
He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives
in 1872. He moved to Nebraska in May 1874 and moved to North Platte, Nebraska
in April 1877, continuing practicing law there. He ran for election to the Forty-ninth Congress and lost in 1884. He then became a judge of the thirteenth judicial district from 1891 to 1895. He was elected as a Populist to the 56th congress (1899) to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William L. Greene, was reelected to the 57th Congress, but did not stand for reelection to the 58th.
He moved to Douglas, Arizona
in 1903 and resumed practicing law. He was elected a member of the Arizona terrirorial house of representatives in 1905. He died in Douglas, and was buried in North Platte Cemetery, North Platte.
He was a cousin to Bird Segle McGuire
, a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, United States
United States
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Populist politician.
Biography
He was born in Nashville, IllinoisNashville, Illinois
Nashville is a city in Washington County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,258. It is the county seat of Washington County.-Geography:Nashville is located at ....
. He moved with his parents to Chester, Illinois
Chester, Illinois
Chester is a city located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,400 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County and is located south of St. Louis, Missouri.-History:...
in 1851. Graduated from McKendree University and served as a sergeant in Company H of the 142nd regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the American 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...
. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1874, and set up practice in Chester.
He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
in 1872. He moved to Nebraska in May 1874 and moved to North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte, Nebraska
North Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...
in April 1877, continuing practicing law there. He ran for election to the Forty-ninth Congress and lost in 1884. He then became a judge of the thirteenth judicial district from 1891 to 1895. He was elected as a Populist to the 56th congress (1899) to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William L. Greene, was reelected to the 57th Congress, but did not stand for reelection to the 58th.
He moved to Douglas, Arizona
Douglas, Arizona
Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico and a history of mining.The population was 14,312 at the 2000 census...
in 1903 and resumed practicing law. He was elected a member of the Arizona terrirorial house of representatives in 1905. He died in Douglas, and was buried in North Platte Cemetery, North Platte.
He was a cousin to Bird Segle McGuire
Bird Segle McGuire
Bird Segle McGuire was a Delegate and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, and a cousin of William Neville.- Early life :...
, a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.