| Jonathan S. Willis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's At-large district |
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| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Causey |
| Succeeded by | L. Irving Handy |
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| Born | April 5, 1830 Oxford, Maryland |
| Died | November 24, 1903 (aged 73) Milford, Delaware |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Milford, Delaware |
| Profession | lawyer |
Jonathan Spencer Willis (April 5, 1830 - November 24, 1903) was an American minister, farmer and politician, from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware.
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Willis was born in Oxford, Maryland, attended the district schools there and studied under private tutors.
He taught school seven years and then entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, serving charges in Maryland, Delaware, Philadelphia, New York City, and Stamford, Connecticut. He retired from the ministry in 1884 and settled on a farm near Milford, Delaware and engaged in fruit growing.
Willis was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1892 to the 53rd Congress, but was elected to the 54th Congress, serving from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate, however, for reelection in 1896 to the 54th Congress, and returned to the full effort of agricultural pursuits.
He died in Milford and was buried in the Barratt's Chapel Cemetery near Frederica, Delaware.
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Representatives took office March 4th and have a two year term.
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1895 | March 3, 1897 | ||
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| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1895–1897 | 54th | U.S. House | Democratic | Grover Cleveland | at-large | |
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1892 | U.S. Representative | Jonathan S. Willis | Republican | 18,080 | 49% | John W. Causey | Democratic | 18,554 | 51% | ||
| 1894 | U.S. Representative | Jonathan S. Willis | Republican | 19,789 | 51% | Samuel Bancroft, Jr. | Democratic | 18,482 | 48% | ||
| 1896 | U.S. Representative | Jonathan S. Willis | Republican | 11,159 | 32% | I. Irving Handy | Democratic | 15,407 | 44% | ||
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