Henry J. Spooner Speaker of the House; United States Congress Providence (1 jan 1903 ano – 31 dez 1903 ano)

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Providence, Rhode Island

Dates of Service: 1875-1881; 1903

Date of Birth: August 6, 1839

Birth Place: Providence, Rhode Island

Education: Common Schools; Brown University (1860)

Occupation: Lawyer

Military Service: Entered the Union Army in 1862 as second lieutenant in the Fourth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James, mostly in the XVIII Corps. Commander of the Department of Rhode Island, Grand Army of the Republic (1877)

Other Offices: Speaker (1879-1881); Congress (December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1891)

Other Information: In 1881 he was elected as a Republican to the 47th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nelson W. Aldrich.

While in Congress, Spooner served as chairman of United States House Committee on Accounts during the 51st United States Congress.

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