William E. English | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district | |
| In office May 22, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Stanton J. Peelle |
| Succeeded by | William D. Bynum |
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| Born | William Eastin English (1850-11-03)November 3, 1850 Englishton Park,Lexington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1926(1926-04-29) (aged 75) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, Section 1, Lot 72 39°49′10″N86°10′23″W / 39.8195093°N 86.1731432°W /39.8195093; -86.1731432 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (1882-1900) |
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William Eastin English (November 3, 1850 – April 29, 1926) was an American attorney and politician, aU.S. Representative fromIndiana. He was the son of vice-presidential candidate and businessmanWilliam Hayden English, and his wife Emma Mardulia Jackson.
Born at Englishton Park, nearLexington, Indiana, William was the son of businessmanWilliam Hayden English, and his wife Emma Mardulia Jackson. He was given a middle name after his maternal grandmother Mahala Eastin of Kentucky, whose immigrant ancestor was said to be aFrench Huguenot, D'Estaing, from southwestern France.[citation needed]
In 1865, the English family relocated to Indianapolis. His father got involved in politics and business and finally accumulated substantial real estate holdings. There the boy attended public and private schools. He was graduated in 1873 from the law department of the Northwestern Christian University (nowButler University) at Indianapolis.
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English wasadmitted to the bar the same year and set up his practice in Indianapolis. He worked at law until 1882, when he ran for Congress.
English was first elected to office in 1880 as a member of the State house of representatives. That year his father turned over to him management ofEnglish's Opera House, which he had just built inIndianapolis. The younger English was interested in theater and had just married an actress, Annie Fox.[1]
English successfully contested as aDemocrat the election in 1882 ofStanton J. Peelle to theForty-eighth Congress; English was eventually seated, serving from May 22, 1884, to March 3, 1885.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884 and resumed his former business pursuits at Indianapolis. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1892 and 1896, and chairman of the committee on rules and order of business in the former. He left theDemocratic Party in 1900 and became active in theRepublican Party.
In theSpanish–American War (1896–1898), English served as captain andaide-de-camp on the staff of Gen.Joseph Wheeler.
Re-entering politics, English served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912. He was elected in 1916 to the Indiana State senate. He was reelected in 1920 and again in 1924, serving until his death inIndianapolis, Indiana on April 29, 1926.
He was interred inCrown Hill Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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