Stephen A. Hoxworth

Stephen Arnold Hoxworth (* May 1, 1860 at Maquon, Knox County, Illinois, † January 25, 1930 in Rapatee, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Stephen Hoxworth attended the public schools of his home. In 1880 he moved to Blue Springs, Nebraska, where he worked in the banking industry and in the grain business. He was also a member of the local state militia. In 1885 he returned to Illinois, where he worked in agriculture near Rapatee. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1907 and 1912 he was mayor of Maquon Township.

In the congressional elections of 1912 Hoxworth was in the 15th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George W. Prince on March 4, 1913. Since he resigned in 1914 to a bid again, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1915. During his time in Congress, the 16th and the 17th Amendment to the Constitution were ratified. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Stephen Hoxworth again worked in agriculture. He died on 25 January 1930 in Rapatee.