De Witt C. Badger

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De Witt C. Badger

De Witt Clinton Badger (born August 7, 1858 in London , Ohio , † May 20, 1926 in Columbus , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1905 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

De Witt Badger attended public schools in his home country and Mount Union College in Alliance . Between 1875 and 1880 he worked as a teacher. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1881, he began to work in this profession in London. From 1882 to 1885 he was a prosecutor in the local Madison County . He later moved to Columbus, where he served as a district judge in Franklin County between 1893 and 1903 . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1902 Badger was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Republican Emmett Tompkins on March 4, 1903 . Since he refused to run again in 1904, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1905 . After his time in the US House of Representatives Badger practiced again as a lawyer. From 1906 to 1908 he was mayor of the city of Columbus. He died there on May 20, 1926.

Web links

  • De Witt C. Badger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Badger, De Witt C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Badger, De Witt Clinton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH near London , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1926
Place of death Columbus , Ohio