James Monroe (politician, 1821)

James Monroe

James Monroe (* 18th July 1821 in Plainfield , Connecticut , † 6. July 1898 in Oberlin , Ohio ) was an American politician of the Republican Party . March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1881 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the 14th, 17th and 18th congressional districts of the State of Ohio.

biography

Monroe was born in Plainfield, a small town in eastern Connecticut. There he also went to school at a young age. In 1846 he received a degree in theology from Oberlin College . From 1849 to 1862 he was a professor at Oberlin College. He gained his first political experience between 1856 and 1859 in the Ohio House of Representatives . He then served in the State Senate from 1860 to 1862 , including two years as President pro tempore. In October 1862 he resigned from office to become Consul of the United States in Rio de Janeiro . He remained in office until 1869. At the end of his time in Brazil, he served briefly as a Chargé d'affaires ad interim .

In 1870, Monroe was first elected as a member of the US House of Representatives. He represented the 14th District of Ohio for one legislative term. From 1873 he represented the 18th district for two legislative periods before he represented the 17th district in Washington for a final legislative period until 1881. From 1873 to 1875 he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor . From 1883 he was again active as a professor at Oberlin College. Monroe died in Oberlin in 1898. He was buried in Westwood Cemetery .

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SURNAME	Monroe, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 18, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Plainfield , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	July 6, 1898
Place of death	Oberlin , Ohio