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Stephen Asa Northway (June 19, 1833 – September 8, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a
Born in Christian Hollow, New York, Northway moved with his parents in 1840 to the township of
U.S. Representative
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from 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
Orwell is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
A post office called Orwell has been in operation since 1826. The name Orw ...
.
He attended the district school, Kingsville Academy
Kingsville Academy was a school which was chartered in Kingsville, Ohio
Kingsville is a census-designated place in central Kingsville Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 824 at the 2020 census. It lies at the in ...
, and Orwell Academy.
He taught school.
He studied law.
Career
He wasadmitted to the bar
An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...
in 1859 and commenced practice in Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. 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 a Republican to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his death inJefferson, Ohio
Jefferson is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. 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)
The following is a list of United States United States Senate, senators and United States House of Representatives, representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1790 and 18 ...
Sources
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