William Adam Piper
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William A. Piper | |
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| File:William A. Piper Thors Portrait 1895.jpg Piper c. 1895 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Clayton |
| Succeeded by | Horace Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1826 |
| Died | August 5, 1899 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
William Adam Piper (May 21, 1826, Pennsylvania – August 5, 1899, San Francisco) was an American politician and a businessperson. He was a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1875 to 1877.
Biography
[edit | edit source]William Adam Piper was born on May 21, 1826, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended the common schools and later moved to St. Louis, Missouri. During the Mexican–American War, he served in Company A, Eighth Missouri Light Artillery, from June 8, 1846, to June 24, 1847. He moved to California in 1848 and settled in San Francisco in 1849, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Congress
[edit | edit source]William Adam Piper was elected as a Democrat to the 44th United States Congress. He received only 49.06% of the vote, the opposition being divided between Iva P. Rankin running as a Republican and the independent candidate John F. Swift.[2] Piper served from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1877. In 1876, he was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the 45th United States Congress.
Later career and death
[edit | edit source]He continued his business activities, and he died on August 5, 1899, in San Francisco, California.
He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California and re-interred at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.[3]
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Clayton | 11,938 | 52.3 | ||
| Democratic | William Adam Piper | 10,883 | 47.7 | ||
| Total votes | 22,821 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Adam Piper | 12,417 | 49.1 | |||
| Republican | Ira P. Rankin | 6,791 | 26.8 | |||
| Independent | John F. Swift | 6,103 | 24.1 | |||
| Total votes | 25,311 | 100.0 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Horace Davis | 22,134 | 53.3 | |||
| Democratic | William Adam Piper (Incumbent) | 19,363 | 46.7 | |||
| Total votes | 41,497 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
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