Historical records matching Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
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About Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Bisbee,_Jr.
BISBEE, Horatio, Jr., a Representative from Florida; born in Canton, Oxford County, Maine, May 1, 1839; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Tufts College, Medford, Mass., in 1863; during the Civil War served as a private for three months in the Fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; mustered out the middle of July 1861; appointed captain in the Ninth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, in September 1861; promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and afterwards to the rank of colonel; honorably mustered out of the service with the latter rank in March 1863; moved to Illinois in 1863; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Chicago in 1864 and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1865; United States attorney for the northern district of Florida 1869-1873 and for a short period filled the office of attorney general of the State; presented credentials as a Republican Member-elect to the Forty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1877, to February 20, 1879, when he was succeeded by Jesse J. Finley, who contested the election; successfully contested the election of Noble A. Hull to the Forty-sixth Congress and served from January 22, 1881, to March 3, 1881; successfully contested the election of Jesse J. Finley to the Forty-seventh Congress and served from June 1, 1882, to March 3, 1883; reelected to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of his profession; died in Dixfield, Oxford County, Maine, March 27, 1916; interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
Horatio Bisbee, Jr.'s Timeline
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May 1, 1839
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Canton, Oxford County, ME, United States
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1863
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1863
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1864
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1866 |
August 26, 1866
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Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, United States
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1868
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1869
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1871
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1916 |
March 27, 1916
Age 76
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Dixfield, Oxford County, ME, United States
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