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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IllinoisJ. Ross MICKEY
(1856-1928)
MICKEY, J. Ross, a
Representative from Illinois; born on a farm in Eldorado Township,
McDonough County, Ill., January 5, 1856; attended the public
schools and Lincoln (Ill.) College; taught in the public schools of
Macomb, McDonough County, Ill., for a number of years; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1889 and practiced in Macomb, Ill.,
until 1898; elected judge of McDonough County in 1898 for a term of
four years, but resigned February 22, 1901, having been elected to
Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh Congress
(March 4, 1901-March 3, 1903); declined to be a candidate for
renomination in 1902; resumed the practice of law in Macomb, Ill.;
served as president of the Mystic Workers of the World 1908-1918
and as a director from 1918 until his death; died in Excelsior
Springs, Mo., on March 20, 1928; interment in Oakwood Cemetery,
Macomb, Ill.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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