William Loughridge

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William Loughridge
William Loughridge

William Loughridge (July 11, 1827September 26, 1889) was a United States Congressman from Iowa.

He was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He originally practiced law in Ohio and moved to Iowa in 1852. From 1857 to 1860 he served in the Iowa State Senate and was a judge in Iowa's sixth judicial circuit from 1861 to 1867. He was initially elected to the United States Congress in 1867 and served until 1871; in 1873 he was elected again and served a single term.

He died near Reading, Pennsylvania and is buried in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

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Preceded by
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell
U.S. House of Representatives, 4th Iowa District
1867–1871
Succeeded by
Madison Miner Walden
Preceded by
Jackson Orr
U.S. House of Representatives, 6th Iowa District
1873–1875
Succeeded by
Ezekiel Silas Sampson