John G. Otis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Harrison Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Charles Curtis |
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| Born | (1838-02-10)February 10, 1838 |
| Died | February 22, 1916(1916-02-22) (aged 78) |
| Political party | Populist |
John Grant Otis (February 10, 1838 – February 22, 1916) was aU.S. Representative fromKansas.
Born nearDanby, Vermont, he was a descendant of theOtis family counted among theBoston Brahmin families. He pursued an academic course at Burr Seminary inManchester, Vermont. He attendedWilliams College,Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the law department ofHarvard University. He wasadmitted to the bar ofRutland County, Vermont in 1859. He moved toTopeka, Kansas, in May 1859 and commenced the practice of law. He assisted in the recruitment of the first black regiment of Kansas in 1862. He waspaymaster general of theGovernor's military staff from February 1863 to 1865, with rank of colonel. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the dairy business near Topeka. He was State agent of theGrange from 1873 to 1875. He was state lecturer for the Grange from 1889 to 1891.
Otis was elected as aPopulist to the52nd United States Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He then engaged in his former business pursuits until his death in Topeka on February 22, 1916.[1] He was interred in Topeka Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 4th congressional district March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 | Succeeded by |
