Joseph V. Graff

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Joseph V. Graff

Joseph Verdi Graff (born July 1, 1854 in Terre Haute , Indiana , †  November 10, 1921 in Peoria , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1911 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Graff attended Terre Haute High School and then Wabash College in Crawfordsville . In 1873 he moved to Delavan , Illinois, where he worked in commerce. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1879, he began to practice this profession in Delavan. He later relocated his home and office to Pekin . In 1891 he became the city's school inspector. He also headed the local education committee. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In June 1892 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis , at which President Benjamin Harrison was nominated for re-election, which was then unsuccessful.

In the congressional election of 1894 , Graff was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Benjamin F. Funk on March 4, 1895 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1911 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . Since 1903 he represented the 16th district of his state. From 1899 to 1905, Graff headed the Committee on Claims . In 1910 he was not re-elected.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Joseph Graff worked as a lawyer in Peoria, where he had moved in 1899. He also got into the banking industry. He died on November 10, 1921.

Web links

  • Joseph V. Graff in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)