George W. Fithian

George W. Fithian

George Washington Fithian (July 4, 1854 – January 21, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born near Willow Hill, Illinois to Glover Fithian (1818–1861) and Mary Ann Catt, Fithian attended the common schools. Learned the printer's trade in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Newton, Illinois. He served as prosecuting attorney of Jasper County 1876-1884.

Fithian was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Fifty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. Railroad and warehouse commissioner of Illinois 1895-1897. He resumed the practice of law and engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising in Newton, Illinois. He was also the owner of an extensive cotton plantation near Falcon, Mississippi. He died in Memphis, Tennessee, January 21, 1921. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Illinois.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Silas Z. Landes		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 16th congressional district
1889-1895 		Succeeded by
Finis E. Downing
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