William Helmick

William Helmick (born September 6, 1817 in Canton , Ohio , †  March 31, 1888 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1861 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Helmick attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his license to practice law in 1845, he began to work in this profession in New Philadelphia , Ohio. In 1851 he was a prosecutor in Tuscarawas County . Politically, he joined the Republican Party founded in 1854 .

In the congressional elections of 1858 Helmick was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the 15th  constituency of Ohio, where he succeeded Democrat Joseph Burns on March 4, 1859 . Since he was not confirmed in 1860, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1861 . This was shaped by the events in the immediate run-up to the civil war .

Between 1861 and 1865 William Helmick was employed as Chief Clerk of the Pension Office at the Federal Pension Office . He then practiced as a lawyer in the federal capital Washington. In 1877 he was appointed Justice of the Peace by President Rutherford B. Hayes . He died on March 31, 1888 in Washington and was buried in the local convention cemetery.

Web links

• William Helmick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Helmick in the database of Find a Grave (English)