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James Michael Cavanaugh | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota'sat-large district | |
| In office May 11, 1858 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William Windom |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMontana Territory'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel McLean |
| Succeeded by | William H. Clagett |
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| Born | (1823-07-04)July 4, 1823 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 30, 1879(1879-10-30) (aged 56) Leadville, Colorado |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery,Brooklyn, New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
James Michael Cavanaugh (July 4, 1823 – October 30, 1879) was aU.S. Representative fromMinnesota and a delegate from theTerritory of Montana. He was born inSpringfield, Massachusetts, July 4, 1823 and received an academic education. He engaged in newspaper work, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1854 and began practice inDavenport, Iowa. He then moved toChatfield,Fillmore County,Minnesota, in 1854 and continued the practice of law; upon the admission of Minnesota as a State into the Union, in 1858, was elected as aDemocrat to thethirty-fifth congress and served from May 11, 1858, to March 3, 1859; unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1858 to thethirty-sixth congress; moved toColorado in 1861 and resumed the practice of law; also engaged in mining; member of the State constitutional convention in 1865; moved toMontana in 1866; as aDemocrat, he was elected a delegate to thefortieth andforty-first congresses (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870; engaged in the practice of law inNew York City; returned toColorado in 1879 and settled inLeadville, where he died October 30, 1879. He is buried in theGreenwood Cemetery in New York City.
On May 28, 1868, Cavanaugh stated within the House of Representatives - "I like an Indian better dead than living. I have never in my life seen a good Indian - and I have seen thousands - except when I have seen a dead Indian." Similar statements were also ascribed to civil and Indian war generalPhilip Sheridan, although he always denied making them.[1]
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| Preceded by New state | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's at-large congressional district May 11, 1858 – March 3, 1859 Served alongside:William Wallace Phelps | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives fromMontana Territory March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Succeeded by |
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| One at-large seat (1993–2023) |
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