Nathaniel Cobb Deering | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Henry O. Pratt |
| Succeeded by | Luman H. Weller |
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| Born | (1827-09-02)September 2, 1827 Denmark, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1887(1887-12-11) (aged 60) Osage, Iowa, U.S. |
| Resting place | Osage Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
Nathaniel Cobb Deering (September 2, 1827 – December 11, 1887) was a three-termRepublicanU.S. Representative fromIowa's 4th congressional district, then in northeastern Iowa.
Born inDenmark, Maine to James and Elizabeth Prentiss Deering,[1] Nathanial Deering attended the common schools and was graduated fromNorth Bridgeton Academy. After teaching school and working as a store clerk, he left to participate in theCalifornia Gold Rush in 1850, returning after two years with a "considerable fortune."[1] He used his newfound wealth to enter the paper manufacturing business but that business was destroyed by fire in 1856.[1]Meanwhile, he served as member of theMaine House of Representatives fromPenobscot County in 1855 and 1856.He moved toIowa, and settled inOsage, inMitchell County, in 1857.He engaged in the lumber business and built and operated a sawmill.
For several years he served as a clerk in theUnited States Senate as a result of his connection to then-Vice PresidentHannibal Hamlin,[1] but resigned in 1865.He served as special agent of the Post Office Department for the districts ofMinnesota, Iowa, andNebraska from 1865 to 1869, when he resigned.From 1872 to 1877, he served as a national-bank examiner for the State of Iowa.
In 1876, Deering was elected as a Republican to represent Iowa's 4th congressional district in the45th United States Congress. He was re-elected twice, serving in theForty-sixth. andForty-seventh Congresses. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (in the Forty-seventh Congress).[2]
In 1881, the congressional districts in Iowa were reapportioned to accommodate the addition of two new districts. In northeastern Iowa, Deering's home county and the home county of third district representativeThomas Updegraff were included in the reconfigured fourth district. Updegraff ran for the Republican nomination for the seat, but in May 1882, Deering announced that he would not be a candidate.[3] In all, Deering served in Congress from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1883.
Returning to Iowa, Deering engaged in agricultural pursuits.He was also interested in cattle raising inMontana, and at the time of his death served as president of a large cattle company in that territory.
He died in Osage on December 11, 1887, while suffering from malaria.[1] He was interred in Osage Cemetery.
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