William J. Cary

William J. Cary

William Joseph Cary (born March 22, 1865 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , †  January 2, 1934 there ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1919 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Cary attended his homeland public schools and St. John's Academy . After the death of his parents, he was an orphan from the age of eleven. He then earned his first living as a messenger. Then he trained as a telegraph operator. In this profession he worked between 1883 and 1895. During the following ten years, Cary was active in the stock exchange business. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

Between 1900 and 1904, Cary served on Milwaukee City Council; from 1904 to 1906 he was sheriff chief of police in Milwaukee County . In the congressional elections of 1906 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Theobald Otjen on March 4, 1907 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1919 . The First World War and the adoption of the 16th and 17th amendments to the Constitution fell during this period .

In 1918, William Cary was not nominated by his party for another term in Congress. From 1921 to 1933 he worked as an administrative clerk ( County Clerk ) in Milwaukee County. He died on January 2, 1934 in his hometown of Milwaukee.

Web links

• William J. Cary in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William J. Cary in the database of Find a Grave (English)