Nelson B. McCormick | |
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.jpg) The Advocate (Topeka, Kansas), July 15, 1896 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | William Baker |
| Succeeded by | William Augustus Reeder |
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| Born | (1847-11-20)November 20, 1847 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 10, 1914(1914-04-10) (aged 66) Phillipsburg, Kansas |
| Political party | Populist |
Nelson B. McCormick (November 20, 1847 – April 10, 1914) was aU.S. Representative fromKansas.
Born nearWaynesburg, Pennsylvania, Mccormick attended the common schools. He moved toMarion County, Iowa, in 1867, where he engaged in farming and stock raising until his removal toPhillips County, Kansas, where he settled upon a homestead in 1877. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice inPhillipsburg, Kansas. Deputy prosecuting attorney of Phillips County 1886–1888. He served as prosecuting attorney 1890–1894. He declined to be a candidate for renomination.
McCormick was elected as a Populist to theFifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to theFifty-sixth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Phillipsburg. He served as delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1904 and 1908. He served as prosecuting attorney of Phillips County 1910–1914. He died inPhillipsburg, Kansas on April 10, 1914. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 6th congressional district 1897-1899 | Succeeded by |
