William Loughridge | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Jackson Orr |
| Succeeded by | Ezekiel S. Sampson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Josiah B. Grinnell |
| Succeeded by | Madison M. Walden |
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| Born | (1827-07-11)July 11, 1827 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 1889(1889-09-26) (aged 62) |
| Political party | Republican |
William Loughridge (July 11, 1827 – September 26, 1889) was a pioneer attorney, judge, and three-termUnited States Congressman fromIowa.
He was born inYoungstown, Ohio, where he attended the common schools. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice inMansfield, Ohio. He moved to Iowa in 1852 and settled inOskaloosa, inMahaska County.
He served as a member of theIowa Senate from 1857 to 1860. In 1861 he became a judge of the sixth judicial circuit of Iowa, serving until 1867.
In the 1866 Republican district convention forIowa's 4th congressional district, Loughridge upset incumbent CongressmanJosiah B. Grinnell, winning (by thirteen votes) the nomination for theU.S. House of Representatives seat then held by Grinnell.[1] After winning the general election and serving in theFortieth United States Congress, Loughridge was re-elected in 1868 and served in theForty-first United States Congress. In the 1870 Republican district convention, Loughridge was upset byMadison Miner Walden.[2] Walden won the general election.[3] However, when Walden ran for renomination in 1872 (in what was reapportioned in 1871 asIowa's 6th congressional district), Loughridge turned the tables on Walden, ousting Walden.[4]
Loughridge served only one term representing the new Sixth District. He sought renomination, but in the 1874 district convention ballotting, he finished behind his eventual successor,Ezekiel S. Sampson, and Sampson's successor,James B. Weaver (who had not yet left the Republican Party for theGreenback Party).[5] In all, Loughridge served in Congress from March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1871, and from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875.
He died nearReading, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa.
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| Preceded by | U.S. House of Representatives, 4th Iowa District 1867–1871 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | U.S. House of Representatives, 6th Iowa District 1873–1875 | Succeeded by |
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