William Heilman
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William Heilman was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
, great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette.
Born in Albig
, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt
, Germany
, Heilman immigrated to the United States in 1843 and settled on a farm in Vanderburg County, Indiana.
After moving to Evansville, Indiana
, he worked for a manufacturing company and subsequently became president of a cotton mill.
In 1847, he founded a machine shop for the manufacture of drills.
He served as member of the city council 1852-1865, as member of the Indiana House of Representatives
1870-1876 and as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.
He served in the Indiana State Senate from 1876 until March 3, 1879.
Heilman was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-sixth
and Forty-seventh
Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth
Congress.
He resumed his former business activities.
He died in Evansville, Indiana
, September 22, 1890.
He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, great-grandfather of Charles Marion LaFollette.
Born in Albig
Albig
Albig is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in Rhenish Hesse in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt
Grand Duchy of Hesse
The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine , or, between 1806 and 1816, Grand Duchy of Hesse —as it was also known after 1816—was a member state of the German Confederation from 1806, when the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was elevated to a Grand Duchy, until 1918, when all the German...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Heilman immigrated to the United States in 1843 and settled on a farm in Vanderburg County, Indiana.
After moving to Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
, he worked for a manufacturing company and subsequently became president of a cotton mill.
In 1847, he founded a machine shop for the manufacture of drills.
He served as member of the city council 1852-1865, as member of the Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits...
1870-1876 and as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.
He served in the Indiana State Senate from 1876 until March 3, 1879.
Heilman was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-sixth
46th United States Congress
The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1879 to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of...
and Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
Congress.
He resumed his former business activities.
He died in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
, September 22, 1890.
He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.