Gideon Frank Rothwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gideon Frank Rothwell

American politician

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1836

Place of Birth: Fulton, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1894

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Gideon Frank Rothwell

  • Gideon Frank Rothwell (April 24, 1836 – January 18, 1894) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Missouri.
  • Born near Fulton, Missouri, Rothwell was graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
  • He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1864, commencing practice in Huntsville, Missouri. 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.

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