William V. Lucas

William V. Lucas

William Vincent Lucas (born July 3, 1835 in Delphi , Carroll County , Indiana , † November 10, 1921 in Santa Cruz , California ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the second constituency of the state of South Dakota in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

William Lucas attended public schools in his home country. In 1856 he moved to Bremer County , Iowa , where he worked in agriculture. During the Civil War , he made it to captain in an Iowa infantry regiment. After the war he was from 1866 to 1872 chamberlain in Bremer County. He then got into the newspaper business and published the newspaper "Waverly Republican" between 1872 and 1876 and the "Cerro Gordo Republican" from 1876 to 1883. From 1878 to 1880, Lucas was Secretary of the Iowa House of Representatives . He was also Mayor of Mason City in 1879 and 1880 . Finally, from 1881 to 1882 he was head of the Court of Auditors (State Auditor ) from Iowa. Politically, he had joined the Republicans .

Congressman

In 1883, William Lucas moved to Chamberlain , Dakota Territory , where he returned to farming. From 1888 to 1890 he was a chamberlain in Brule County . In 1890 he moved to Hot Springs , also in South Dakota. In the congressional elections of 1892 he was elected to succeed John L. Jolley in the US House of Representatives. There he represented the second district of South Dakota for one legislative period between March 4, 1893 and March 3, 1895. For the elections in 1894 he was no longer nominated by his party.

In June 1896, Lucas attended the Republican National Convention in St. Louis as a delegate , at which William McKinley was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. Upon his return to Chamberlain, William Lucas was employed by the state authorities as a land registry clerk. He held this office between 1897 and 1901. In 1904 he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he spent his old age. He died there in 1921. William Lucas was married to Amanda L. Lucas.

Web links

• William V. Lucas in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William V. Lucas in the database of Find a Grave (English)