James P. Flick

James Patton Flick (August 28, 1845 – February 25, 1929) was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 8th congressional district in the Gilded Age.

James Flick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 8th district
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	Albert R. Anderson
Succeeded by	William P. Hepburn
Personal details
Born	(1845-08-28)August 28, 1845 Bakerstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 25, 1929(1929-02-25) (aged 83) Bedford, Iowa, U.S
Political party	Republican
Military service
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	April 3, 1862–September 4, 1864
Rank	Private
Unit	Company K, 4th Iowa Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	Civil War

Born in Bakerstown, Pennsylvania, Flick moved with his parents to Wapello County, Iowa, in 1852 and to Taylor County, Iowa in 1857. He attended the common schools. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War he enlisted in Company K, 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, as a private soldier and served from April 3, 1862, to September 4, 1864.

Following the war, he served as Recorder of Taylor County in 1869 and 1870. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Bedford, Iowa. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives in 1878 and 1879, then served as district attorney of the third judicial district of Iowa from 1880 to 1886.

In 1888 Flick was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House seat for Iowa's 8th congressional district. After serving in the 51st United States Congress he was re-elected in 1890, surviving the Democratic Party's first landslide victory since the Iowa Republican Party was founded. He then served in the Fifty-second Congress. In all, he was in Congress from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1893.

In 1892, he was not a candidate for renomination. After returning to Iowa, he resumed the practice of his profession in Bedford, until his death there on February 25, 1929. He was interred in Bedford Cemetery.