William Lathrop

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William Lathrop
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1877  March 3, 1879
Preceded by Stephen A. Hurlbut
Succeeded by John C. Sherwin
Personal details
Born (1825-04-17)April 17, 1825
Le Roy, New York
Died November 19, 1907(1907-11-19) (aged 82)
Rockford, Illinois
Political party Republican

William Lathrop (April 17, 1825 – November 19, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born near Le Roy, New York, Lathrop attended the public schools and an academy at Brockport, New York. He studied law in Attica, New York. He moved to Knoxville, Illinois, and was admitted to the bar in 1850. He settled in Rockford, Illinois, in 1851 and practiced his profession. City clerk and city attorney of Rockford in 1852. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1856 and 1857.

Lathrop was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He resumed the practice of law in Rockford, Illinois, where he died November 19, 1907. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

References

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Stephen A. Hurlbut
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 4th congressional district

1877-1879
Succeeded by
John C. Sherwin
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