Washington F. Willcox

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Washington F. Willcox

|image = Washington F. Willcox (Connecticut Congressman).jpg

|state1 = Connecticut

|district1 = {{ushr|Connecticut|2|2nd}}

|term_start1 = March 4, 1889

|term_end1 =March 3, 1893

|predecessor1 = Carlos French

|successor1 = James P. Pigott

|birth_date = {{birth date|1834|8|22}}

|birth_place = Killingworth, Connecticut, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1909|3|8|1834|8|22}}

|death_place = Chester, Connecticut, U.S.

|resting_place = Fountain Hill Cemetery

|education = Yale Law School

}}

Washington Frederick Willcox (August 22, 1834 – March 8, 1909) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1889 to 1893.

Biography

Born in Killingworth, Connecticut, Willcox prepared for college at Madison Academy and Hopkins Grammar School. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1862. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Deep River, Connecticut.

= Political career =

He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1862 and 1863. From 1875 to 1876 he served in the Connecticut State Senate. He was State's attorney of Middlesex County from 1875 to 1883.

== Congress ==

Willcox was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.