William N. Baltz
Encyclopedia
William Nicolas Baltz was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Millstadt
, St. Clair County, Illinois
, Baltz attended the public schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits, milling, and banking.
He served as member of the Millstadt Board of Education and served as president 1892-1917.
He served as member of the St. Clair County Board of Supervisors 1897-1913, serving as presiding officer from 1908 to 1911.
He served as member of the Democratic county central committee 1905-1913.
Baltz was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
Congress.
He served as mayor of Millstadt six years.
He resumed agricultural and industrial pursuits at Millstadt, Illinois
, until his death there August 22, 1943.
He was interred in Mount Evergreen Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
Born in Millstadt
Millstadt, Illinois
Millstadt is a suburb of St. Louis and a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, at the crossing of Illinois Route 163 and Illinois Route 158 . The village is known for its German heritage, with more than half its people of German descent...
, St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Clair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. In 1970, the U.S. Census Bureau placed the mean center of U.S. population in St. Clair County. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 270,056, which is an increase of 5.5% from 256,082 in 2000. Its county seat is...
, Baltz attended the public schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits, milling, and banking.
He served as member of the Millstadt Board of Education and served as president 1892-1917.
He served as member of the St. Clair County Board of Supervisors 1897-1913, serving as presiding officer from 1908 to 1911.
He served as member of the Democratic county central committee 1905-1913.
Baltz was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He served as mayor of Millstadt six years.
He resumed agricultural and industrial pursuits at Millstadt, Illinois
Millstadt, Illinois
Millstadt is a suburb of St. Louis and a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, at the crossing of Illinois Route 163 and Illinois Route 158 . The village is known for its German heritage, with more than half its people of German descent...
, until his death there August 22, 1943.
He was interred in Mount Evergreen Cemetery.