George W. Prince | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | J. Ross Mickey |
| Succeeded by | Stephen A. Hoxworth |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's10th district | |
| In office December 2, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Philip S. Post |
| Succeeded by | George Edmund Foss |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1888-1892 | |
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| Born | George Washington Prince (1854-03-04)March 4, 1854 |
| Died | September 26, 1939(1939-09-26) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
George Washington Prince (March 4, 1854 – September 26, 1939) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inTazewell County, Illinois, Prince attended the public schools.He was graduated from Knox College,Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice inGalesburg, Illinois.City attorney of Galesburg 1881–1883.He served as chairman of the Republican county central committee of Knox County in 1884.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1888.He was reelected in 1890.He was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of Illinois on the Republican ticket in 1892.
Prince was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofPhilip Sidney Post.He was reelected to theFifty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from December 2, 1895, to March 3, 1913.He served as chairman of the Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics (Fifty-sixth Congress), Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Fifty-ninth andSixtieth Congresses), Committee on Claims (Sixty-first Congress).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to theSixty-third Congress.He moved toLos Angeles, California, in 1913 and continued the practice of law.He retired from active business pursuits in 1917 and resided inLos Angeles, California, until his death in that city on September 26, 1939.He was interred inInglewood Park Cemetery,Inglewood, California.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forAttorney General of Illinois 1892 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 10th congressional district December 2, 1895 – March 4, 1903 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 15th congressional district March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913 | Succeeded by |
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