Melvin M. Boothman
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Melvin Morella Boothman (October 16, 1846 – March 5, 1904) was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born near Bryan, Ohio
, Boothman attended the public schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Enlisted in Company H, Thirty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, January 4, 1864.
He served through the Atlanta campaign.
He was graduated from the law department of Michigan University at Ann Arbor in 1871.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Bryan, Ohio.
Boothman was elected treasurer of Williams County in 1871 and reelected in 1873.
Boothman was elected as a Republican
to the Fiftieth
and Fifty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He resumed the practice of law in Bryan, Ohio, and died there March 5, 1904.
He was interred in Fountain City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Born near Bryan, Ohio
Bryan, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,333 people, 3,528 households, and 2,155 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,821.7 people per square mile . There were 3,733 housing units at an average density of 816.1 per square mile...
, Boothman attended the public schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Enlisted in Company H, Thirty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, January 4, 1864.
He served through the Atlanta campaign.
He was graduated from the law department of Michigan University at Ann Arbor in 1871.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice in Bryan, Ohio.
Boothman was elected treasurer of Williams County in 1871 and reelected in 1873.
Boothman was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
and Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1891).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He resumed the practice of law in Bryan, Ohio, and died there March 5, 1904.
He was interred in Fountain City Cemetery.