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Stephen Asa Northway (June 19, 1833 – September 8, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from
Born in Christian Hollow, New York, Northway moved with his parents in 1840 to the township of Orwell, Ohio.
He attended the district school, Kingsville Academy, and Orwell Academy.
He taught school.
He studied law.
Ohio
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from 1893 to 1898.
Early life
Born in Christian Hollow, New York, Northway moved with his parents in 1840 to the township of Orwell, Ohio.
He attended the district school, Kingsville Academy, and Orwell Academy.
He taught school.
He studied law.
Career
He wasadmitted to the bar
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in 1859 and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson is a village in and the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ashtabula micropolitan area, northeast of Cleveland.
Modern-day Jefferson sports the world ...
.
He served as prosecuting attorney
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of Ashtabula County 1861-1865.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1865 and 1866.
He resumed the practice of law.
Later life and death
Northway was elected as aRepublican
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his death in Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson is a village in and the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ashtabula micropolitan area, northeast of Cleveland.
Modern-day Jefferson sports the world ...
, on September 8, 1898.
He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery.
See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
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Sources
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