Turner M. Marquette

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Turner Mastin Marquette (born July 19, 1831 in Springfield , Ohio , † December 22, 1894 in Tampa , Florida ) was an American politician . In 1867 he represented the state of Nebraska in the US House of Representatives for two days .

Career

Turner Marquette attended the public schools of his home country and then Springfield High School and Wittenberg College . He then graduated from Ohio University in Athens . In 1856 he moved to Plattsmouth in the Nebraska Territory , where he worked as a lawyer after studying law.

Marquette became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1857 and 1859 he was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives, and from 1860 to 1861 he was a member of the Territorial Government Council. In the congressional elections of 1866 he was elected delegate of the territory to the US House of Representatives. However, since the territory had in the meantime dissolved and joined the United States as a state, this choice became obsolete. Marquette won the first regular congressional election as a member of the then only constituency of Nebraska. However, he was only able to take over his mandate on March 2, 1867, when the accession became effective. This left Marquette with only two days as a congressman, as the parliamentary term of the congress ended on March 3rd.

He then worked again as a lawyer in Plattsmouth. In 1874, Turner Marquette moved to Lincoln . From 1869 until his death on December 22, 1894, he was the legal representative of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad .

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personal data
SURNAME Marquette, Turner M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marquette, Turner Mastin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH near Springfield , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1894
Place of death Tampa , Florida