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  Roach, William N.
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NameWilliam N. Roach
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, North Dakota , United States
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Born September 25, 1840
DiedSeptember 07, 1902 (61 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Feb 05, 2013 02:40pm
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InfoROACH, 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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