Ithamar Sloan

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Ithamar Sloan

Ithamar Conkey Sloan (born May 9, 1822 in Morrisville , Madison County , New York , †  December 24, 1898 in Janesville , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1867 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ithamar Sloan was the younger brother of A. Scott Sloan (1820-1895), who also represented the state of Wisconsin in Congress between 1861 and 1863 . He attended the public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1848, he began to work in his new profession. In 1854 he moved his office and residence to Janesville, Wisconsin. From 1858 to 1862 he was a district attorney in Rock County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republicans .

In the congressional election of 1862 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Walter D. McIndoe , who moved to the sixth district, on March 4, 1863 . After a re-election in 1864, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1867 . These were shaped by the events of the civil war and its consequences. Since 1865, the work of Congress has also suffered from the conflict between the Republican Party and President Andrew Johnson . In 1865 the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was passed.

In 1875, Ithamar Sloan moved to Madison , where he became dean of the law school at the University of Wisconsin . Between 1874 and 1879 he was an adjunct legal advisor to the state government of Wisconsin. He died on December 24, 1898 in Janesville and was buried there.

Web links

  • Ithamar Sloan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)