William D. Bynum

William D. Bynum

William Dallas Bynum (born June 26, 1846 in Newberry , Greene County , Indiana , †  October 21, 1927 in Indianapolis , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1895 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Bynum attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1869 at Indiana University in Bloomington . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1872, he began to work in this profession in Washington , the capital of Daviess County . Until 1875 he was the legal representative of this city; from 1875 to 1879 he was mayor there. Bynum lived in Indianapolis since 1880.

Politically, Bynum was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1881 and 1885 he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives , of which he was president in 1885. In the congressional elections of 1884 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded William E. English on March 4, 1885 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 . He was noticed on May 17, 1890, when he was reprimanded by the congress management for his inappropriate language. In 1896, William Bynum was not confirmed.

Bynum belonged within the Democratic Party to the wing that campaigned for the gold standard of the currency and split off briefly as the National Democratic Party . Between 1896 and 1898 he was its chairman. Even after the end of his time as a congressman, he stayed in the federal capital. Between 1900 and 1906 he was a member of a commission for the revision of the federal criminal laws. After that, he retired. William Bynum died in Indianapolis on October 21, 1927.

Web links

• William D. Bynum in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William D. Bynum in the database of Find a Grave (English)