Obadiah B. McFadden

Obadiah B. McFadden

Obadiah Benton McFadden (born November 18, 1814 in West Middletown , Washington County , Pennsylvania , †  June 25, 1875 in Olympia , Washington ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1873 and 1875 he represented the Washington Territory as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives .

Career

Obadiah McFadden attended public schools in his home country and then McKeever Academy . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1843, he began to work in his new profession. In the same year he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Soon after, McFadden moved to the Oregon Territory . There he was a Supreme Court judge between 1853 and 1854 . After the establishment of the Washington Territory, he continued his legal practice in the area. Between 1858 and 1861 he was Chief Justice of the Territory's Supreme Court. In 1855 and 1856 he also took part in an Indian war.

Politically, McFadden was a member of the Democratic Party . In his territory he sat in the territorial House of Representatives until 1864; In 1861 he was its president. In the following years, McFadden practiced as a lawyer. He also worked in agriculture. In 1872 McFadden was elected as a delegate to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Selucius Garfielde on March 4, 1873 . Since he refused to run again in 1874, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1875 . McFadden died just a few months after leaving the US House of Representatives on June 25, 1875. He had been married to Margaret Caldwell (1816-1903) since 1837, with whom he had nine children.

Web links

• Obadiah B. McFadden in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Obadiah B. McFadden in the database of Find a Grave (English)