Dudley Chase Haskell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – December 16, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Goodin |
| Succeeded by | Edward H. Funston |
| Member of theKansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1872 1875–1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1842 Springfield, Vermont,US |
| Died | December 16, 1883(1883-12-16) (aged 41) Washington, D.C.,US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician,Merchant |
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| Allegiance | .svg) United States of America |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
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Dudley Chase Haskell (March 23, 1842 – December 16, 1883) was an American merchant, Civil War veteran, and Republican Party politician from theLawrence, Kansas, area. He first served several terms in the Kansas House of Representatives, where he was elected as Speaker in 1876. That year he was elected to Congress, and served several terms until his death in office in 1883.
As a congressman, Haskell served as chairman of theCommittee on Indian Affairs from 1881 to 1883. In that capacity, he helped gain congressional authorization for construction of three off-reservation Indian boarding schools, and the location of one in Lawrence, Kansas. It opened in 1884, and was named for him in 1887. It has since developed asHaskell Indian Nations University, with its most famous alumnus beingJim Thorpe.
Haskell was born inSpringfield, Vermont, in 1842, a son of Franklin and Almira (Chase) Haskell. His siblings includedJohn G. Haskell. Haskell moved with his parents in 1855 toLawrence, Kansas. He returned to Vermont to attend schools in Springfield in 1857 and 1858.
After beginning work as a shoe merchant, he moved west in 1859 to follow thePike's Peak Gold Rush. He lived inPikes Peak, Colorado, until 1861, when he returned to Missouri to enter Union ranks after war broke out.
During theCivil War, Haskell served as an assistant to thequartermaster of theUnion Army inMissouri,Arkansas,Kansas, and theIndian Territory in 1861 and 1862.
He left the army and entered Williston’s Seminary inEasthampton, Massachusetts, in 1863 for further education. He graduated fromYale College in 1865, when he was 23.
Afterward, he returned toLawrence, Kansas, where he engaged in the shoe business from 1865 to 1867. He entered politics with theRepublican Party and was a member of theKansas House of Representatives in 1872, 1875 and 1876, serving asSpeaker of the House in 1876.
In 1876 Haskell was elected aRepublican fromKansas's 2nd congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 until his death inWashington, D.C., on December 16, 1883. There, he served as chairman of theCommittee on Indian Affairs from 1881 to 1883. He believed in education for Native American children and supported legislation to authorize construction of three off-reservation Indian boarding schools, to be located in Nebraska, Kansas, and Indian Territory. He gained location of the Kansas school in his hometown of Lawrence. It opened with 22 elementary school students but soon grew.[1] It was namedHaskell Institute in his honor four years after his death.
His body was returned to Lawrence, where he was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Haskell had married and had a family. Among his descendants was grandsonOtis Halbert Holmes, who also became a politician. Holmes grew up in Eastern Washington, and served eight terms from there as a US Representative (R-WA).
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