Washington F. Willcox

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Washington F. Willcox

Washington Frederick Willcox (born August 22, 1834 in Killingworth , Connecticut , † March 8, 1909 in Chester , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1893 he represented the second constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Washington Willcox initially enjoyed a private school education. He then attended Madison Academy and Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven . After studying law at Yale College and being admitted to the bar in 1862, he began his new profession in Deep River .

Willcox was a member of the Democratic Party . From 1862 and 1863 he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives , and from 1875 to 1876 he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1875 and 1883 he worked as a public prosecutor. In the congressional election of 1888, Willcox was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second district of Connecticut . There he took over from Carlos French on March 4, 1889 . After a re-election in 1890, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1893 . In 1892 he turned down another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Willcox returned to working as a lawyer in Deep River and entered the banking industry. Between 1897 and 1905 he was Connecticut State Railroad Commissioner. Washington Willcox died in Chester on March 8, 1909 and was buried in Deep River Cemetery.

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SURNAME Willcox, Washington F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Willcox, Washington Frederick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Killingworth , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1909
Place of death Chester , Connecticut