James A. Hemenway

James Alexander Hemenway ( born March 8, 1860 in Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana, † February 10, 1923 in Miami, Florida ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Indiana in both chambers of Congress.

James Hemenway began after school to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in his home town of Boonville. Between 1886 and 1890 he acted as attorney for the 2nd Judicial District of Indiana. His political career began with the election to the House of Representatives of the United States, where he served from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1905. During this time, he served as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee.

Hemenway had been elected for a further term of, but he is also a candidate as a U.S. Senator and decided the choice for themselves. So he resigned and moved on 4 March 1905 as the successor to the elected to the U.S. Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks in the Senate. When trying to re-election, he defeated Democrat Benjamin F. Shively, so he had to resign from the Congress on March 3, 1909. During these four years he held, among others, the chair of the Committee to Establish a University of the United States. He then worked again as a lawyer in Boonville.

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