Preceded by George W. Wilson Name Walter Weaver Political party Republican | Resting place Ferncliff Cemetery Succeeded by Thomas B. Kyle | |
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Born April 1, 1851
Montgomery County, Ohio ( 1851-04-01 ) Died May 26, 1909(1909-05-26) (aged 58)
Springfield, Ohio Alma mater Monroe Academy
Wittenberg College | ||
Walter Lowrie Weaver (April 1, 1851 – May 26, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Montgomery County, Ohio, Weaver attended the public schools and Monroe Academy, and was graduated from Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, in 1870. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Springfield, Ohio. Weaver was elected prosecuting attorney of Clark County in 1874, 1880, 1882, and 1885.
Weaver was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 2 (Fifty-sixth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. After leaving Congress, he was appointed associate justice Choctaw-Chickasaw citizens' court at McAlester, Oklahoma, in 1902. He returned to Springfield, Ohio, in 1904 and resumed the practice of law. He died in Springfield, Ohio, May 26, 1909 and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery.