James Monroe (congressman)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district |
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In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Welker |
| Succeeded by | John Berry |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | William H. Upson |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan T. Updegraff |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district |
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In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | William McKinley |
| Succeeded by | William McKinley |
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July 18, 1821 Plainfield, Connecticut |
| Died | July 7, 1899 (aged 77) Oberlin, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Religion | Congregational |
James Monroe (July 18, 1821 – July 6, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, Monroe attended the common schools and Plainfield Academy. He was graduated from Oberlin College in 1846. He pursued a postgraduate course in theology and was a professor at Oberlin College from 1849–1862.
He served as a member of the State house of representatives of Ohio in 1856–1859. He served in the State senate from 1860–1862, during which time he was chosen to serve as president pro tempore from 1861 and 1862.
In October 1862, he resigned his seat in the senate to accept the position of United States consul to Rio de Janeiro and served from 1863 to 1869. Following that, he served for several months in 1869 as Charge D'Affaires ad interim to Brazil.
Monroe was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1881). He served as chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor (Forty-third Congress) and was not a candidate for renomination.
After his terms in the House of Representatives, he returned to Oberlin College as a professor from 1883–1896.
He was married twice, first to Elizabeth Maxwell (1825-1862), and later to Julia Finney Julia (1837-1930). He had four children, including:
He died in Oberlin, Ohio, July 6, 1898 and was interred in Westwood Cemetery.
The house in which Monroe and his wife Julia lived when they returned to Oberlin from his consul appointment in Rio de Janeiro is currently preserved as part of the Oberlin Heritage Center. The current interior of the house presents decor and information from the 1860s, 1870s, and 1880s, and uses Monroe's commitments to education and the abolition of slavery to highlight important events in the history of the city of Oberlin.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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