David Adams Hollingsworth was an American lawyer and Civil War veteran who served three terms as a US Representative from Ohio in the early 20th century.
19 Facts About David Hollingsworth
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David Hollingsworth was a private in Company B, 25th Ohio Infantry Regiment of the Union Army from 1861 to 1863.
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David Hollingsworth studied law at Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio.
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David Hollingsworth was admitted to the bar in St Clairsville, Ohio, on September 17,1867, and commenced practice in Flushing.
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David Hollingsworth moved to Cadiz, Ohio, in 1869 and continued the practice of law.
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David Hollingsworth was elected prosecuting attorney of Harrison County in 1873 and reelected in 1875.
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David Hollingsworth served as member of the State senate in 1879 and reelected in 1881.
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David Hollingsworth was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1880.
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David Hollingsworth served as chairman of the Republican State convention in 1882.
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David Hollingsworth did not run for re-election and served until January 14,1884.
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David Hollingsworth was one of the organizers of the Ohio State Bar Association, serving as chairman in 1908.
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David Hollingsworth was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress.
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David Hollingsworth was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.
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David Hollingsworth was elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses.
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David Hollingsworth declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1918.
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David Hollingsworth resumed the practice of law until his death in Cadiz, Ohio, December 3,1929.
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David Hollingsworth was married April 8,1875, to Linda McBean of Cadiz.
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David Hollingsworth had two sons, Henry, and Donald, who died in early childhood.
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David Hollingsworth was a Mason, Elk, Knight of Pythias, Methodist, and member of the Grand Army of the Republic.