William Lorimer

William Lorimer (born April 27, 1861 in Manchester , Great Britain , † September 13, 1934 in Chicago ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Illinois in both chambers of Congress .

Originally from England , William Lorimer was a young boy when his family emigrated to the United States in 1866 and settled there in Michigan . The move to Chicago followed in 1870. Lorimer grew up without a school education and at the age of ten began his apprenticeship with a sign painter. He then worked in meat production and for a tram company; later he got into the real estate business.

In 1895 Lorimer was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the first time , where he represented Illinois' 2nd Congressional District until 1901 . After being voted out of office in 1900, he returned to Congress on March 4, 1903, this time for the 6th District. He resigned from office on June 17, 1909 after being elected a US Senator . Three years later, the Chicago Tribune published a statement by Charles A. White , a member of the Illinois House of Representatives , that Lorimer had paid him $ 1,000 to vote. At that time, the senators were still elected by the respective state parliaments and not by the people.

After an investigation and a bitter debate, the Senate published a resolution that corrupt methods had been used in Lorimer's election, which is why it was declared invalid. William Lorimer had to leave Congress on July 13, 1912. He was then president of a bank until 1915 and eventually worked in the lumber business before he died in Chicago in 1934.

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SURNAME	Lorimer, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician of English descent
DATE OF BIRTH	April 27, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH	Manchester , UK
DATE OF DEATH	September 13, 1934
Place of death	Chicago , Illinois