John W. Causey
{{short description|American politician}}
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| state1 = Delaware
| district1 = at-large
| term_start1 = March 4, 1891
| term_end1 = March 3, 1895
| predecessor1 = John B. Penington
| successor1 = Jonathan S. Willis
| office2 = Member of the Delaware Senate
| term2 = 1875–1877
| birth_date = {{birth date|1841|9|19}}
| birth_place = Milford, Delaware
| death_date = {{death date and age|1908|10|1|1841|9|19}}
| death_place = Milford, Delaware
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| party = Democratic
| residence = Milford, Delaware
| alma_mater = Pennsylvania Agricultural College
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| profession = Farmer
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John William Causey (September 19, 1841 – October 1, 1908) was an American politician, lawyer and farmer from the state of Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as a state senator and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Life and career
Causey was born in Milford, Delaware, attended a private school, The Albany Academy in Albany, New York, and was graduated from the Pennsylvania Agricultural College.
A Democrat, Causey was elected to the Delaware State Senate for 1875–1877 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884. President Grover Cleveland appointed him an internal-revenue collector for Delaware in 1885, and he served in that capacity until 1887. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 4, 1891, until March 4, 1895, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
Causey died at Milford and is buried there in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Almanac
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| Office
! Type ! Location ! Began office ! Ended office ! Notes |
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|January 3, 1875 |January 3, 1877 | |
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|March 4, 1891 |March 3, 1895 | |
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!colspan=7 style="background: #ccccff;" |United States congressional service |
| Dates
! Congress ! Chamber ! Majority ! President ! Committees ! Class/District |
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|1891–1893 |52nd | |
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|1893–1895 |53rd | |
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!colspan=12 style="background: #ccccff;" |Election results |
| Year
!Office ! !Subject !Party !Votes !% ! !Opponent !Party !Votes !% |
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| 1890
| |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |John W. Causey |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |17,848 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |50% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Henry P. Cannon |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |{{Party shading/Republican}} |17,180 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |49% |
| 1892
| |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |John W. Causey |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |17,848 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |51% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Jonathan S. Willis |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Union Republican |{{Party shading/Republican}} |18,080 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |49% |
External links
- [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000257 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress ]
- [http://www.russpickett.com/history/sentbio5.htm#causey Delaware’s Members of Congress]
- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7871688 Find a Grave ]
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/catron-cavanagh.html#R9M0IS5ZH The Political Graveyard]
Places with more information
- Delaware Historical Society; [https://web.archive.org/web/19961231010053/http://hsd.org/ website]; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
- University of Delaware; [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ Library website]; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821124212/http://www.co.new-castle.de.us/libraries/newark/library1.asp Newark Free Library]; 750 Library Ave., Newark, Delaware; (302) 731-7550.
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Category:Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences alumni
Category:People from Milford, Delaware
Category:Burials in Kent County, Delaware
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Delaware
Category:Democratic Party Delaware state senators
Category:The Albany Academy alumni
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the Delaware General Assembly