Oscar W. Gillespie

Oscar W. Gillespie

Oscar William Gillespie (born June 20, 1858 in Quitman , Clarke County , Mississippi , †  August 23, 1927 in Fort Worth , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1911 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Oscar Gillespie attended private schools and then until 1885 Mansfield College in Texas. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1886, he began to work in this profession in Fort Worth. Between 1886 and 1888 he served as the assistant prosecutor in Tarrant County . There he worked as a district attorney between 1890 and 1894. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1902 congressional election , Gillespie was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Texas , where he succeeded James Luther Slayden on March 4, 1903 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1911 . In 1910 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Oscar Gillespie practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Fort Worth on August 23, 1927 and was buried in Mansfield .

Web links

• Oscar W. Gillespie in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)