George Cookman Sturgiss
| George Cookman Sturgiss | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas B. Davis |
| Succeeded by | William Gay Brown, Jr. |
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August 16, 1842 Poland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 1925 (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
George Cookman Sturgiss (August 16, 1842 – February 26, 1925) was a lawyer and Republican politician who served as United States Representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. He was a member of the 60th and 61st United States Congresses.
Sturgiss was born in Poland, Ohio in Mahoning County and attended country schools. In 1859, he moved to Morgantown, West Virginia (then Virginia). He attended and then taught at Monongalia Academy in Morgantown. He was admitted to the bar in 1863 and entered practice at Morgantown. During the Civil War he served as a clerk under Maj. James V. Boughner, paymaster of United States Volunteers. After the war, he became superintendent of free schools for Monongalia County and served in that capacity from 1865 to 1869.
From 1870 to 1872, he was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. He then served as prosecuting attorney from 1872 to 1880. He became Republican nominee for Governor in 1880 but lost to Jacob B. Jackson. Subsequently, he was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison as United States Attorney for the district of West Virginia in 1889 and served four years. He was the first president of the State board of trade and of the State association for the promotion of good roads.
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