Vespasian Warner

Vespasian Warner

Vespasian Warner (born April 23, 1842 in Mount Pleasant , DeWitt County , Illinois , †  March 31, 1925 in Clinton , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1905 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1843 Vespasian Warner moved with his parents to Clinton, where he attended public schools. He then studied at Lombard University in Galesburg . During the Civil War , he served in a volunteer unit from Illinois in the Union Army , where he rose to major. In 1866 he retired from military service. After a subsequent law degree at Harvard University and his admission as a lawyer in 1868, he began to work in Clinton in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1894 Warner was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded William McKendree Springer on March 4, 1895 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1905 . Since 1903 he represented there as the successor of Joseph B. Crowley the 19th district of his state. During his time as Congressman, the Spanish-American War of 1898 fell . From 1897, Warner headed the Committee on Revision of the Laws .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Warner worked as a pension officer between 1905 and 1909. He then worked in Clinton in the real estate and banking industries. He died there on March 21, 1925.

Web links

• Vespasian Warner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Vespasian Warner in the database of Find a Grave (English)