George W. Cate

George W. Cate

George Washington Cate (born September 17, 1825 in Montpelier , Vermont , †  March 7, 1905 in Stevens Point , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Cate attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1845, he began to work in Plover (Wisconsin) in his new profession. In his new home he held a number of local offices. In 1849 he became a district attorney in Portage County . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Cate served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1852 and 1853 . Between 1854 and 1875 he served as a judge in Wisconsin.

In the congressional election of 1874 , Cate was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Alexander S. McDill on March 4, 1875 . Some anomalies were later revealed in this election in Cate's favor. But he was not involved in the process himself. Even so, a court ruled that he had to cede his mandate to McDill. But since he died, Cate was allowed to end his legislative term until March 3, 1877. In the elections of 1876 he was defeated by the Republican Thaddeus C. Pound .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, George Cate returned to work as a lawyer. He died on March 7, 1905 at Stevens Point. From 1851 he was married to Levara Brown, with whom he had eight children.

Web links

• George W. Cate in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George W. Cate in the database of Find a Grave (English)