William N. Roach

William Nathaniel Roach (born September 25, 1840 in Washington, DC , † September 7, 1902 in New York City , New York ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party . He represented the state of North Dakota in the US Senate from 1893 to 1899 .

William Roach attended public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University in his hometown of Washington . During the Civil War he worked as an administrative officer for the Quartermaster Department of the Union Army . In 1879 he moved to the Dakota Territory , where he settled in Larimore . It was there in 1885 that his political career began with membership in the territorial House of Representatives.

After the division of the territory into North and South Dakota , Roach stood for election as the first governor of the northern state in 1889 , but failed against Republican John Miller . In 1891 he ran again and lost again, this time to Andrew H. Burke . For this he was elected US Senator the following year as the successor to Republican Lyman R. Casey . He took his mandate in Washington from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1899; when attempting re-election he was defeated by Porter J. McCumber .

Roach then withdrew from public life and died in New York in 1902.

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SURNAME	Roach, William N.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Roach, William Nathaniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American Democratic Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 25, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH	Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH	September 7, 1902
Place of death	New York City , New York