William H. Calkins

William Henry Calkins ( born February 18, 1842 Pike County, Ohio; † January 29, 1894 in Tacoma, Washington ) was an American politician. Between 1877 and 1884 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer William Calkins began to work in this profession. During the Civil War he served 1861-1865 with a break of three months in 1863 in the army of the Union. After the war he settled in La Porte (Indiana). Between 1866 and 1870 Calkins served as a prosecutor in the Ninth Judicial District of Indiana.

Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. In 1871 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Indiana. In the congressional elections of 1876 he was in the tenth constituency of his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William S. Haymond on March 4, 1877. After three re- elections he could remain until his resignation on October 20, 1884 in Congress. Since 1881, he acted as the successor of John Harris Baker 13th District of Indiana. From 1881 to 1883 he headed the selection committee.

1884 Calkins ran for the governorship of Indiana, but was defeated by Democrat Isaac P. Gray with 48:50 percent of the vote. Then he moved to Tacoma in Washington Territory. Between April 1889 and the founding of the State of Washington in November 1889, he was there with federal judges powers (United States Associate Justice). Then he withdrew into retirement. William Calkins died on January 29, 1894 in Tacoma, where he was also buried.