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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | James Monroe |
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Oberlin, Ohio , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 18, 1821
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| Died | July 06, 1898
(76 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | MONROE, James, a Representative from Ohio; born in Plainfield, Windham County, Conn., July 18, 1821; attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy; was graduated from Oberlin (Ohio) College in 1846; pursued a postgraduate course in theology; professor in Oberlin College 1849-1862.
OH House (R) 1856-1859
OH Senate (R) 1860-1862; chosen president pro tempore in 1861 and 1862; resigned his seat in the senate in October 1862 to accept the position of United States consul to Rio de Janeiro and served from 1863 to 1869; served for several months in 1869 as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Brazil.
U.S. Representative (R-OH) 1871-1881; chairman, Committee on Education and Labor (Forty-third Congress); was not a candidate for renomination.
Professor in Oberlin College 1883-1896; died in Oberlin, Ohio, July 6, 1898; interment in Westwood Cemetery.
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