William Northcott
William Allen Northcott (January 28, 1854 – January 25, 1917) was an American politician. Between 1897 and 1905 he served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
William Northcott | |
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| 27th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
| In office January 11, 1897 – January 9, 1905 | |
| Governor | John R. Tanner Richard Yates Jr. |
| Preceded by | Joseph B. Gill |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Y. Sherman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Allen Northcott January 28, 1854 Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Died | January 25, 1917 (aged 62) Excelsior Springs, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Julia Dressor
(m. 1880; died 1881)Ada R. Stoutzenberg (m. 1882) |
| Children | 2 |
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Life
William Northcott was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on January 28, 1854.[1][2] He studied law and practiced as an attorney. Between 1882 and 1892 he was the District Attorney in Bond County, Illinois. He joined the Republican Party and in 1896 he was elected to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. In this position he served two terms between January 11, 1897 and January 9, 1905 when his second term ended. In this function he was the deputy of the Governors John Riley Tanner and his successor Richard Yates Jr. In 1904 he was an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention. Between 1905 and 1914 Northcott was the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois.[1]
He married Julia Dressor on March 31, 1880, and they had one son. Julia died in 1881, and he remarried to Ada R. Stoutzenberg. They had one daughter.[2]
William Northcott died on January 25, 1917 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and he was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.[3]
References
- Stephens, R. Allan, ed. (1917). "William Allen Northcott". Proceedings of the Illinois State Bar Association: 139–140. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Google Books.
- Raum, Green B. (1900). History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company. pp. 263–264. Retrieved March 20, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- "William A. Northcott Dies Suddenly". Alton Evening Telegraph. Excelsior Springs, Missouri. United Press. January 25, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
