George W. Cate

George Washington Cate ( born September 17, 1825 Montpelier, Vermont; † March 7, 1905 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin ) was an American politician. Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Cate attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent study of law and its made ​​in 1845 admitted to the bar he began in Plover (Wisconsin ) to work in his new profession. In his new home, he held several local offices. In 1849 he was district attorney in Portage County. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. In the years 1852 and 1853 Cate sat as an MP in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Between 1854 and 1875 he worked as a judge in Wisconsin.

In the congressional elections of 1874 Cate was in the eighth constituency of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Alexander S. McDill on March 4, 1875. Later, some irregularities in this election in favor of Cate were revealed. However, this was not even involved in the operations. Nevertheless, a court ruled that he had to resign from his position at McDill. However, since these died, was allowed Cate its legislature end to March 3, 1877. For the 1876 elections, he was defeated by Republican Thaddeus C. Pound.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives George Cate again worked as a lawyer. He died on March 7, 1905 in Stevens Point. Since 1851, he was married to Levara Brown, with whom he had eight children.