William Moxley

William Moxley

William James Moxley (born May 22, 1851 in County Cork , Ireland , †  August 4, 1938 in Delavan Lake , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1909 and 1911 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

As a child, William Moxley came with his parents from his Irish homeland to Chicago , where he later attended public schools. Since 1881 he worked in margarine production. He later entered the banking industry. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He became a member of his party's state and county boards in Illinois and Cook County . Between 1900 and 1904 he was on the advisory board of Governor Richard Yates .

After the resignation of MP William Lorimer , Moxley was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the sixth seat of Illinois , where he took up his new mandate on November 23, 19096. Since he was not confirmed in 1910, he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1911 . After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, William Moxley resumed his previous activities in Chicago. He died on August 4, 1938 in his summer residence in Wisconsin.

Web links

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

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