Charles Frederick Joy

Charles Frederick Joy

Charles Frederick Joy (born December 11, 1849 in Jacksonville , Morgan County , Illinois , †  April 13, 1921 in St. Louis , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1903 he represented the state of Missouri twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Joy attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at Yale College until 1874 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1876, he began to work in his new profession in St. Louis. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1890 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . In the congressional election of 1892 Joy was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eleventh constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Richard P. Bland on March 4, 1893 . The election result was challenged by the defeated candidate John Joseph O'Neill . After this objection had been granted, Joy had to cede his mandate to O'Neill on April 3, 1894.

In the elections of 1894 Joy was then re-elected to Congress with an indisputable majority, where he replaced O'Neill on March 4, 1895. After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by March 3, 1903. During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . In 1902 Charles Joy was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to practice as a lawyer in St. Louis. Between 1907 and 1921 he worked as a notary ( recorder of deeds ). He died on April 13, 1921 in St. Louis.

Web links

• Charles Frederick Joy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Frederick Joy in the database of Find a Grave (English)