Rothwell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881) but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880. He resumed the practice of law in Moberly, Missouri. He was appointed in 1889 a member of the board of curators of the University of Missouri, and served as its president in 1890–1894 during the catastrophic 1892 fire. After first ordering the remaining Columns torn down, Rothwell, eventually declare them structurally sound, creating Columbia's most famous landmark. He died in Moberly, Missouri, on January 18, 1894, and was interred in Oakland Cemetery.[1]
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gideon, rothwell, gideon, frank, rothwell, april, 1836, january, 1894, representative, from, missouri, born, near, fulton, missouri, rothwell, graduated, from, university, missouri, columbia, studied, admitted, 1864, commencing, practice, huntsville, missouri,. Gideon Frank Rothwell April 24 1836 January 18 1894 was a U S Representative from Missouri Born near Fulton Missouri Rothwell graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1864 commencing practice in Huntsville Missouri Gideon F RothwellMember of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 10th districtIn office March 4 1879 March 3 1881Preceded byHenry M PollardSucceeded byJoseph H BurrowsPersonal detailsBornGideon Frank Rothwell 1836 04 24 April 24 1836near Fulton Missouri U S DiedJanuary 18 1894 1894 01 18 aged 57 Moberly Missouri U S Resting placeOakland CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materUniversity of MissouriProfessionPolitician lawyer Rothwell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty sixth Congress March 4 1879 March 3 1881 but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880 He resumed the practice of law in Moberly Missouri He was appointed in 1889 a member of the board of curators of the University of Missouri and served as its president in 1890 1894 during the catastrophic 1892 fire After first ordering the remaining Columns torn down Rothwell eventually declare them structurally sound creating Columbia s most famous landmark He died in Moberly Missouri on January 18 1894 and was interred in Oakland Cemetery 1 References edit Biographical Directory of the U S Congress Retro Member details bioguideretro congress gov Retrieved 2022 01 11 United States Congress Gideon F Rothwell id R000463 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byHenry M Pollard Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 10th congressional district1879 1881 Succeeded byJoseph H Burrows Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gideon F Rothwell amp oldid 1220880776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
