Stephen Southmyd Fenn

Stephen Southmyd Fenn ( born March 28, 1820 Watertown, Connecticut, † April 13, 1892 in Blackfoot, Idaho ) was an American politician. Between 1876 and 1879 he represented the Idaho Territory as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and career

In 1824, Stephen Fenn moved with his parents in the Niagara County in the state of New York, where he attended the public schools. In 1841 he moved into the Jackson County in Iowa. He held several local offices. After another move in 1850 to California, he dealt with the mining and ranching. After studying law and his 1862 was admitted to the bar he began in Idaho Territory to work in his new profession. Even in his new home was actively Stephen Fenn in mining.

Political career

Stephen Fenn was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1864 and 1867 he was a member of the territorial Government Council. In 1869 he was district attorney for the first judicial district. 1872 Fenn was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives, where he was president of the house. In the congressional elections of 1874 Fenn ran against Thomas Warren Bennett for a seat as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bennett was declared the winner of the election, but Fenn successfully sued against the election results. After his claim was upheld, he could take over the mandate of Bennett on 23 June 1876. After a victory in the congressional elections following Stephen Fenn remained until March 3, 1879 Congress remain. In 1878, he did not run.

After his political activity in Washington Stephen Fenn devoted to his private interests again and continued working as a lawyer. He died in April 1892 in Blackfoot.