Preceded by George W. Morgan Role U.S. representative Resigned March 3, 1879 Name Milton Southard Succeeded by Adoniram J. Warner | Alma mater Denison University Party Democratic Party Political party Democratic Education Denison University | |
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Born October 20, 1836
Hanover, Ohio ( 1836-10-20 ) Died May 4, 1905, Zanesville, Ohio, United States | ||
Milton Isaiah Southard (October 20, 1836 – May 4, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Hanover, Ohio, Southard completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from the Denison University, Granville, Ohio. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney for Muskingum County, Ohio, from 1867 to 1871.
Southard was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879). He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-fourth Congress). He moved to New York City and practiced law. He died in Zanesville, Ohio, May 4, 1905. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville.
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