Lucien J. Fenton
Lucien Jerome Fenton | |
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Stephen Morgan | |
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Born | Winchester, Ohio, US | May 7, 1844
Died | June 28, 1922 Winchester, Ohio, US | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | National Normal University, Ohio University |
Lucien Jerome Fenton (May 7, 1844 – June 28, 1922) was an American Civil War veteran who served two term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1895 to 1899.
Biography
Born in Winchester, Ohio, Fenton attended the public schools, National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, and Ohio University at Athens. Enlisted as a private in Company I,
Career
He taught school from 1865 to 1881. He was an unsuccessful candidate for clerk of the courts of Adams County in 1880. He served as clerk in the
Congress
Fenton was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1898.
Death
He resumed banking in Winchester, Ohio. He served as president of the Winchester School Board 1912-1922. He served as president of the Adams County School Board 1918-1922.
Death
He died in Winchester, Ohio, June 28, 1922. He was interred in Winchester Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Lucien J. Fenton (id: F000076)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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