John W. Causey

John William Causey, (September 19, 1841 – October 1, 1908) was an American farmer and politician from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware.

Causey was born in Milford, Kent County, Del., September 19, 1841; attended a private school, The Albany Academy in Albany, New York, and was graduated from the Pennsylvania Agricultural College; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State senate 1875-1877; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884; appointed internal-revenue collector for Delaware by President Cleveland in 1885 and served until 1887; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 4, 1895); was not a candidate for renomination in 1894; resumed agricultural pursuits; president of an insurance company; died in Milford, Del., October 1, 1908; interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

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*U.S. Congress (2005). [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000257 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress] . Retrieved December 24, 2005.