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| Affiliation | People's Party (Populist) |
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| Name | John G. Otis |
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Topeka, Kansas , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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February 10, 1838
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| Died | February 22, 1916
(78 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | OTIS, John Grant, a Representative from Kansas; born near Danby, Rutland County, Vt., February 10, 1838; pursued an academic course at Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vt.; attended Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., and the law department of Harvard University; was admitted to the bar of Rutland County, Vt., in 1859; moved to Topeka, Kans., in May 1859 and commenced the practice of law; assisted in recruiting the first black regiment of Kansas in 1862; paymaster general of the Governor’s military staff from February 1863 to 1865, with rank of colonel; engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the dairy business near Topeka; was State agent of the Grange 1873-1875; State lecturer for the Grange 1889-1891; elected as a Populist to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892; engaged in his former business pursuits until his death in Topeka, Kans., February 22, 1916; interment in Topeka Cemetery.
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