John Pickler | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Dakota'sat-large district | |
| In office November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | John Edward Kelley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1844-01-24)January 24, 1844 Salem, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 1910(1910-06-13) (aged 66) Faulkton, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Resting place | Faulkton Cemetery, Faulkton, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice Alt Pickler |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit | 3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Alfred Pickler (January 24, 1844 - June 13, 1910) was an American politician. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives.
Pickler was born inSalem, Indiana, and moved toDavis County, Iowa, in his youth. He attended public schools in Davis and enlisted in the3rd Iowa Cavalry Regiment during theAmerican Civil War.[1] He was promoted to the rank ofmajor by the end of the war.
He graduated from theUniversity of Iowa in 1870, attended theOld University of Chicago Law School in 1871 and graduated from the law school at theUniversity of Michigan in 1872. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1872 and began practicing law inKirksville, Missouri.
TheMaj. John A. Pickler Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pickler was aRepublicanpolitician. He was elected district attorney ofAdair County, Missouri, in 1872. He moved toMuscatine, Iowa, and served in theIowa House of Representatives from 1882 to 1884.[2] He moved to theDakota Territory and served in the territorial legislature between 1885 and 1886.[3] While serving in the Dakota Legislature, he played a key role in introducing the territory's first bill to give women the right to vote.[4]
AfterSouth Dakota was admitted as a state, he was elected as aRepublican to Seat A, one of South Dakota's at-large seats in theUnited States House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1890, 1892, and 1894, and served from November 2, 1889, to March 3, 1897.[5] Pickler and his wife,Alice Alt Pickler, worked forwomen's suffrage in the state.[6] In his final term he was chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions. He chose not to run for re-election in 1896.
After leaving Congress, Pickler resumed the practice of law, and also became active in the real estate business.
Pickler died on June 13, 1910, inFaulkton, South Dakota, at the age of sixty-six. He is interred at Faulkton Cemetery in Faulkton.
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