Milton Isaiah Southard was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Ohio

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Born in Hanover, Ohio

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, Southard completed preparatory studies.
He was graduated from the Denison University

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, Granville, Ohio

Granville, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,167 people, 1,309 households, and 888 families residing in the village. The population density was 790.4 people per square mile . There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of 345.4 per square mile...

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He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 in 1863 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

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He served as prosecuting attorney for Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County, Ohio

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, from 1867 to 1871.

Southard was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Forty-third

43rd United States Congress

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, Forty-fourth

44th United States Congress

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, and Forty-fifth

45th United States Congress

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 Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1879).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-fourth Congress).
He moved to New York City

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 and practiced law.
He died in Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...

, May 4, 1905.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville.

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