William Hartzell

William Hartzell

William Hartzell (February 20, 1837 - August 14, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Hartzell was born in Canton, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Danville, Illinois, in 1840. In 1844 the Hartzells moved to the Republic of Mexico, where William Hartzell remained until 1853.

In 1853 Hartzell returned to the United States and moved to Randolph County, Illinois.He then went to study at McKendree College. Hartzell graduated from McKendree in 1859.He settled in Chester, Illinois.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Chester, Illinois.

Hartzell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.He resumed the practice of law in Chester.He served as judge of the third judicial circuit of Illinois 1897-1903.He died in Chester, Illinois, August 14, 1903.He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

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