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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | William N. Roach |
Address | , North Dakota , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
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September 25, 1840
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Died | September 07, 1902
(61 years)
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Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | RBH Feb 05, 2013 02:40pm |
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Info | ROACH, William Nathaniel, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Washington, D.C., September 25, 1840; attended the public schools, Gonzaga College, and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; clerk in the quartermaster’s department during the Civil War; moved to Dakota Territory in 1879 and settled in Larimore; interested in mail contracts for several years; member, Territorial house of representatives 1885; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor at the first State election in 1889 and again in 1891; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1899; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; discontinued active business pursuits and lived in retirement in Washington, D.C.; died in New York City on September 7, 1902; interment in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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