Gideon F. Rothwell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Henry M. Pollard |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Burrows |
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| Born | Gideon Frank Rothwell (1836-04-24)April 24, 1836 nearFulton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1894(1894-01-18) (aged 57) Moberly, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Gideon Frank Rothwell (April 24, 1836 – January 18, 1894) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri. Born nearFulton, Missouri, Rothwell graduated from theUniversity of Missouri inColumbia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1864, commencing practice inHuntsville, Missouri.
Rothwell was elected as aDemocrat to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881) but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880. He resumed the practice of law inMoberly, Missouri. He was appointed in 1889 a member of theboard of curators of theUniversity of Missouri, and served as its president in 1890–1894 during the catastrophic 1892 fire. After first ordering the remainingColumns torn down, Rothwell, eventually declare them structurally sound, creating Columbia's most famous landmark. He died inMoberly, Missouri, on January 18, 1894, and was interred in Oakland Cemetery.[1]
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