Daniel H. Sumner

Daniel H. Sumner

Daniel Hadley Sumner (born September 15, 1837 in Malone , Franklin County , New York , †  May 29, 1903 in Waukesha , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1843 Daniel Sumner and his parents came to Richland , Michigan , where he attended public schools and Prairie Seminary . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1868, he began to work in his new profession in Kalamazoo . In the same year he moved his residence and his law firm to Oconomowoc , Wisconsin. He also published a newspaper there. In 1870 he moved to Waukesha, where he practiced as a lawyer again. At that time he was becoming the director of the Waukesha public schools and serving on the district school committee. Sumner served as the district attorney in Waukesha County in 1876 ​​and 1877 .

Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1882 , Sumner was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Lucien B. Caswell on March 4, 1883 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1884, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1885 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Sumner withdrew from politics. In the following years he worked again as a lawyer. He died in Waukesha on May 29, 1903.

Web links

• Daniel H. Sumner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel H. Sumner in the database of Find a Grave (English)