William St. John Forman

William St. John Forman (born January 20, 1847 in Natchez , Mississippi , †  June 10, 1908 in Champaign , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1895 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1851, William Forman moved to Nashville , Illinois with his father . He attended public schools in his new home and Washington Seminary in Richview . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1870, he began to work in this profession in Nashville. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1878 and 1884 he was Mayor of Nashville; from 1884 to 1888 he was a member of the Illinois Senate . Between 1876 and 1896 Forman took part as a delegate to all Democratic National Conventions and all regional Democratic party conventions in Illinois.

In the 1888 congressional election , Forman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 18th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Jehu Baker on March 4, 1889 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 . From 1893 he was chairman of the militia committee. In 1895, William Forman moved to East St. Louis , where he practiced as a lawyer. In 1896 he ran unsuccessfully for governor of Illinois. He was then from 1895 to 1899 Federal Tax Commissioner ( Commissioner of Internal Revenue ). He died in Champaign on June 10, 1908 and was buried in his former home in Nashville.

Web links

• William St. John Forman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William St. John Forman in the database of Find a Grave (English)