David Hollingsworth

David Adams Hollingsworth

circa 1920
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1909  March 3, 1911
Preceded by Capell L. Weems
Succeeded by William B. Francis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 18th district
In office
March 4, 1915  March 3, 1919
Preceded by John J. Whitacre
Succeeded by B. Frank Murphy
16th Ohio Attorney General
In office
April 21, 1883  January 14, 1884
Appointed by Charles Foster
Preceded by George K. Nash
Succeeded by James Lawrence
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 4, 1880  April 21, 1883
Preceded by David Wagener
Succeeded by Solomon Hogue
Personal details
Born (1844-11-21)November 21, 1844
Belmont, Ohio
Died December 3, 1929(1929-12-03) (aged 85)
Cadiz, Ohio
Resting place Cadiz Cemetery
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Linda McBean
Children two
Alma mater Mount Union College
Religion Methodist
Military service
Service/branch Union Army
Years of service 1861-1863
Unit 25th Ohio Infantry
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David Adams Hollingsworth (November 21, 1844 – December 3, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Belmont, Ohio, Hollingsworth moved with his parents to Flushing, Ohio. He attended the public schools. He served in the Union Army in Company B, Twenty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1861 to 1863. He studied law at Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in St. Clairsville, Ohio, on September 17, 1867, and commenced practice in Flushing. He served as mayor of Flushing in 1867. He moved to Cadiz, Ohio, in 1869 and continued the practice of law.

Hollingsworth was elected prosecuting attorney of Harrison County in 1873 and reelected in 1875. He served as member of the State senate in 1879 and reelected in 1881. He was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1880. He served as chairman of the Republican State convention in 1882. On April 21, 1883, he resigned as Senator to accept appointment as Ohio Attorney General.[1] He did not run for re-election and served until January 14, 1884.[2] He resumed the practice of law in Cadiz. He was one of the organizers of the Ohio State Bar Association, serving as chairman in 1908.

Hollingsworth was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Cadiz.

Hollingsworth was elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1918. He resumed the practice of law until his death in Cadiz, Ohio, December 3, 1929. He was interred in Cadiz Cemetery.

He was married April 8, 1875 to Linda McBean of Cadiz. She had two sons, Henry, and Donald, who died in early childhood.[3] Hollingsworth was a Mason, Elk, Knight of Pythias, Methodist, and member of the Grand Army of the Republic.[4]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
George K. Nash
Attorney General of Ohio
18831884
Succeeded by
James Lawrence
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Capell L. Weems
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th congressional district

1909-1911
Succeeded by
William B. Francis
Preceded by
John J. Whitacre
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 18th congressional district

1915-1919
Succeeded by
B. Frank Murphy
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