James Capehart

James Capehart (born March 7, 1847 in Point Pleasant , Virginia , † April 28, 1921 in Cocoa , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1895 he represented the fourth electoral district of the state of West Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Capehart was born in 1847 in Point Pleasant, which was then still part of Virginia and has been in the newly established state of West Virginia since 1863. He attended the common schools and Marietta College in Ohio and the Duff's Commercial College in Pittsburgh ( Pennsylvania ). He then worked as a clerk and accountant in his father's shop. Between 1867 and 1903, in addition to his other activities, Capehart was active in agriculture and especially in the field of cattle breeding. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1871 and 1872 and from 1880 to 1885 he directed the administration of the Mason County District Court . In 1888 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis , where President Grover Cleveland was nominated for a second term. Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison in the election .

In 1890 Capehart was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the fourth district of West Virginia . There he took over on March 4, 1891, succeeding Republican Charles Brooks Smith , whom he had defeated in the election. After re-election in 1892, Capehart was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1895 . In 1894 he renounced another candidacy. In 1901 he became president of Point Pleasant National Bank . After 1903 he dealt with fruit growing. He moved to Brevard County , Florida, where he did this job. James Capehart died on April 28, 1921 in his last residence, Cocoa, and was buried in Point Pleasant.

Web links

• James Capehart in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Capehart in the database of Find a Grave (English)