David Henry Mercer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | William A. McKeighan |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Hitchcock |
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| Born | (1857-07-09)July 9, 1857 |
| Died | January 10, 1919(1919-01-10) (aged 61) |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
David Henry Mercer (July 9, 1857 – January 10, 1919) was an AmericanRepublican Party politician.
Born inBenton County, Iowa on July 9, 1857, he moved with his parents toAdams County, Illinois in 1858. After theAmerican Civil War he moved again toBrownville, Nebraska. He graduated from theUniversity of Nebraska in 1880 and the law department ofUniversity of Michigan inAnn Arbor, Michigan in 1882. He was admitted to the bar and set up practice back in Brownville serving one term as city clerk and police judge.
He moved toOmaha, Nebraska in 1885 and was for several years was chairman of the Republican city and county committees. He was the secretary of the Republican State central committee in 1896 and elected secretary of the Republican National Congressional Committee in the same year. In 1897 he was chairman of the Republican State Central committee of Nebraska in 1897 and 1898.
He was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-third United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses serving from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1903. During his time as representatives, he was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds during the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses. He unsuccessfully ran for reelection in 1902. Afterwards, he settled inWashington, D.C. resuming his practice of law. He died in Omaha on January 10, 1919, and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Omaha.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | Succeeded by |
| Public Buildings and Grounds (1837–1947) |  | |
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| Rivers and Harbors (1883–1947) | ||
| Roads (1913–1947) | ||
| Flood Control (1916–1947) | ||
| Transportation and Infrastructure* (1947–) | ||
| Note | * Alternately namedPublic Works in 80th through 93rd Congresses andPublic Works and Transportation in 94th through 103rd Congresses. | |
