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Joseph Verdi Graff (July 1, 1854 – November 10, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Joseph V. Graff | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Selby |
| Succeeded by | Claude U. Stone |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 14th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Funk |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Marsh |
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| Born | July 1, 1854 Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Died | November 10, 1921 (aged 67) Peoria, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Graff was graduated from the Terre Haute High School, and attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, one year. He moved to Delavan, Illinois, in 1873 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice in Delavan, Illinois. He moved to Pekin, Illinois, and continued the practice of law.
Graff was elected as an inspector of the Pekin public schools in 1891 and served as president of the board of education. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892.
Graff was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911).[1] He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (Fifty-sixth through Fifty-eighth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He continued the practice of law in Peoria, Illinois, where he had moved in 1899. He also engaged in banking. He died in Peoria, Illinois, November 10, 1921. He was interred in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois.
References
edit- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. pp. 23–24. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- United States Congress. "Joseph V. Graff (id: G000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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