Cyrus Cline

Cyrus Cline

Cyrus Cline (born July 12, 1856 in Mansfield , Ohio , †  October 5, 1923 in Angola , Indiana ) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1917 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

As early as 1858, Cyrus Cline came with his parents to Steuben County in Indiana, where the family settled near Angola. He attended public schools in his new homeland including Angola High School . Cline then studied at Hillsdale College in Michigan until 1876 . Between 1877 and 1883 he was a school councilor in Steuben County. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Angola in 1884. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1908 , Cline was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Clarence C. Gilhams on March 4, 1909 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1917 . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. Between 1911 and 1913, Cline chaired the Committee to Monitor Public Property Spending.

In 1916, Cline was defeated by Republican Louis W. Fairfield . In the following years he practiced again as a lawyer in Angola, where he died on October 5, 1923.

Web links

• Cyrus Cline in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Cyrus Cline in the database of Find a Grave (English)