Daniel W. Waugh | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph B. Cheadle |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hanly |
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| Born | Daniel Webster Waugh (1842-03-07)March 7, 1842 Bluffton, Indiana, United States |
| Died | March 14, 1921(1921-03-14) (aged 79) Tipton, Indiana, United States |
| Resting place | Green Lawn Cemetery |
| Spouse | Alice Elizabeth Grove |
Daniel Webster Waugh (March 7, 1842 – March 14, 1921) was an American lawyer andCivil War veteran who served two terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1891 to 1895.
Waugh was born Daniel Webster Waugh nearBluffton, Indiana, to Archibald Burnett Waugh (1812–1881) and Nancy Sutton (1818–1864), one of four boys and attended local schools.
He entered into the military in 1861 by enlisting in theUnion Army. Waugh served in Company A,34th Indiana Infantry Regiment and he was honorably discharged in September 1864.
He married Alice Elizabeth Grove on March 7, 1870. She was born December 1852 inOhio. She died January 13, 1928, inTipton, Indiana, and was buried there. They had four children, three daughters who lived to maturity.
Waugh was both a teacher and a farmer before beingadmitted to the bar in 1866. He moved toTipton, Indiana, in 1867, where he practiced law. He also served as a judge of the thirty-sixth judicial circuit from 1884 to 1890.
He was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-second andFifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895). He declined candidacy for his renomination in 1894.
He practiced law until his retirement. He died in Tipton on March 14, 1921. He is interred in themausoleum adjoining Green Lawn Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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