William Darius Jamieson

William Darius Jamieson (November 9, 1873 - November 18, 1949) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa, great-grandson of James R. Gillis.

Born near Wapello, Iowa, Jamieson attended the common schools and the University of Iowa at Iowa City.He studied law at the National University Law School, Washington, D.C.. Edited and published the Ida Grove Pioneer in 1893 and 1894, the Columbus Junction Gazette 1899-1901, the Shenandoah World 1901-1916, and was also editor of the Hamburg Democrat.He served as member of the State senate from January 1, 1907, until March 3, 1909, when he resigned to enter Congress.

Jamieson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1911).He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1910.He resumed newspaper activities in Shenandoah, Iowa. Postmaster of Shenandoah from May 29, 1915, until September 1, 1916, when he resigned.He served as assistant treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in 1916 and its director of finance 1917-1920.He served as delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in 1920.He engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C..He was editor of the Window Seat, a weekly syndicate letter for country newspapers, from 1925 until his death in Washington, D.C., November 18, 1949.He was interred in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

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