Thomas E. Scroggy
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Thomas Edmund Scroggy was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
, Scroggy attended the public schools.
He engaged in manufacturing.
Enlisted in July 1861 as a private in Company H, Thirty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
, and served in that capacity and as corporal.
Honorably discharged and mustered out at Camp Dennison
in March 1865.
In June 1865 Scroggy engaged in the retail business in Xenia, Ohio
.
He was elected Justice of the Peace
in 1869 and served one term.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
September 8, 1871, and commenced practice in Xenia, Ohio
.
He served three terms as clerk and three terms as solicitor of the city of Xenia.
Common Pleas Judge
in 1898, and again elected for a term of five years beginning February 1904 from which he resigned upon his election to Congress.
Scroggy was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma
, in 1912, where he died March 6, 1915.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Xenia, Ohio
.
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...
.
Biography
Born in Harveysburg, OhioHarveysburg, Ohio
Harveysburg is a village in Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 563, up from 437 in 1990...
, Scroggy attended the public schools.
He engaged in manufacturing.
Enlisted in July 1861 as a private in Company H, Thirty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
39th Ohio Infantry
The 39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 39th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Colerain and Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio July 31 through August 13, 1861 and mustered in for three years service under the command...
, and served in that capacity and as corporal.
Honorably discharged and mustered out at Camp Dennison
Camp Dennison
Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The camp was named for Cincinnati native William Dennison, Ohio's governor at the start of the war.With...
in March 1865.
In June 1865 Scroggy engaged in the retail business in Xenia, Ohio
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio 21 miles from Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.
He was elected Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
in 1869 and served one term.
He studied law.
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...
September 8, 1871, and commenced practice in Xenia, Ohio
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio 21 miles from Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.
He served three terms as clerk and three terms as solicitor of the city of Xenia.
Common Pleas Judge
Ohio Courts of Common Pleas
The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the state court system of Ohio.The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. They are the only trial courts created by the Ohio Constitution . The duties of the courts are outlined in Article IV, Section...
in 1898, and again elected for a term of five years beginning February 1904 from which he resigned upon his election to Congress.
Scroggy was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1907).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, in 1912, where he died March 6, 1915.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Xenia, Ohio
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio 21 miles from Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.