Julius Houseman

Julius Houseman

Julius Houseman (born December 8, 1832 near Bamberg , Bavaria , †  February 8, 1891 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Julius Houseman attended public schools in his Bavarian homeland, including a commercial school in Munich . In the revolutionary year of 1848 he emigrated to the United States. After a few stops, he came to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1852. There he initially worked in the clothing trade. By 1876 he owned a prosperous company with branches in New York , Baltimore and Savannah . In 1876 he sold the company to his cousin, who was previously his partner. Houseman was also in the wood industry, owning many properties and a large private estate. At his death, his net worth was valued at $ 1 million, which was much more valuable in that time than it is today. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

Houseman served on Grand Rapids City Council between 1861 and 1870. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1871 and 1872 ; from 1873 to 1875 he was mayor of Grand Rapids. In 1876 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of lieutenant governor of Michigan. In the congressional election of 1882 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded George W. Webber on March 4, 1883 . Since he refused to run again in 1884, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1885 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Houseman returned to his private business. He died in Grand Rapids on February 8, 1891.

Web links

• Julius Houseman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Julius Houseman in the database of Find a Grave (English)