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Senator William A. Loughridge View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 9/26/1889
Birth Place: Youngstown, Ohio
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 6 (1856) - 7 (1858)
Home County: Mahaska
William A. Loughridge
Mahaska County
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, July 11, 1827. He received a common school education, studied law and began practice in Mansfield, Ohio. Coming to Iowa in 1852 he located at Oskaloosa where he practiced law. In 1856 he was elected on the Republican ticket to the State Senate, serving four years. In 1861 he was chosen judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, serving until January, 1867. He was elected to Congress in 1866 and twice reelected, being a member of the Fortieth, Forty-first and Forty-third Congresses.
Sources:
Senate District 16
Committees
7th GA (1858)
Legislation Sponsored
7th GA (1858)