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Death Of Ex-congressman Horr

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
December
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Ex Congressman Roswell G. Horr died at Plainfield, N. J., Friday night at 11 o'clook, after an illness of two weeks of bronchitis and Bright's disease. He was stricken after finishing his speechmaking in the late presidential campaign. Mr. Horr was a repnblican íroru the birtb of the party, and in 1872, when lie begau the praotice of law in East Saginaw, Mich., he took ao active interest i tbe presidential caoipaign and made speeches in mauy parts of Michigan. His reputation as a campaigu orator gained for him a lucrativo law practice. Iq 1878 Mr. Horr was electeü to congtess frotn the Eighth Michigan district, and be was re-elected in 1880 aud in 1882. He was defeafcerl for re-eleotion to congress in 1884, wben he made campaign speeches in severa] states for Blaine and Logau, and neglected his own district. Mr. Horr leaves two sons aDd two daughters. The sons are Frank H. Horr, of Ithaca. Mich., and Rolüu A. Horr, of Saginaw, Mich. The danghtprs are Mrs. F. W. Hebard, and Mrs. W H. Ewart, bnth of Plainfleld, N. J.