Strother M. Stockslager | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Bicknell |
| Succeeded by | Jonas G. Howard |
| Member of theIndiana Senate | |
| In office 1874–1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1842-05-07)May 7, 1842 |
| Died | June 1, 1930(1930-06-01) (aged 88) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
Strother Madison Stockslager (May 7, 1842 – June 1, 1930) was an American lawyer,Civil War veteran, and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1881 to 1885.
Born inMauckport, Indiana, Stockslager attended the common schools, Corydon High School, andIndiana University at Bloomington.He taught school.
He served in theUnion Army during theCivil War as second lieutenant and captain in the Thirteenth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, which he had assisted to organize.He was mustered out as captain and returned to Mauckport.
He served as Deputy county auditor of Harrison County, 1866–1868, then as Deputy county clerk of Harrison County, 1868–1870.
He was appointed by PresidentAndrew Johnson as assessor of internal revenue in 1867, but was not confirmed by theUnited States Senate.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar inCorydon, Indiana, in 1871 and practiced in Indiana and Kentucky.He served as member of the State senate 1874–1878.He was editor of the Corydon Democrat 1879–1882.
Stockslager was elected as aDemocrat to theForty-seventh andForty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885).He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Forty-eighth Congress).He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884 to theForty-ninth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Corydon.He was appointed assistant commissioner of the General Land Office on October 1, 1885, and commissioner on March 27, 1888.He resigned March 4, 1889, but remained in charge until June 20, 1889.He continued the practice of law inWashington, D.C.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1894 to theFifty-fourth Congress.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896.He served as legal expert in the Department of Labor in 1918.
He resumed the practice of law inWashington, D.C., until his death there on June 1, 1930.He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.[1]
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 fromIndiana's 3rd congressional district 1881–1885 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Commissioner of the General Land Office March 27, 1888-September 16, 1889 | Succeeded by |
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| Rivers and Harbors (1883–1947) | ||
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| Note | * Alternately namedPublic Works in 80th through 93rd Congresses andPublic Works and Transportation in 94th through 103rd Congresses. | |
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