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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
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Alderson, John Duffy
Alderson, John Duffy, a Representative from West Virginia; born at Nicholas Court House (now Summersville), W. Va., November 29, 1854; attended the common schools; sergeant at arms of the State senate 1871-1873; doorkeeper in 1872 and 1873; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice at Nicholas Court House; appointed prosecuting attorney for the counties of Nicholas and Webster in 1876; elected prosecuting attorney for these counties, reelected in 1880 and 1884, and served until January 1, 1889; clerk of the Statesenate 1883-1887; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1895); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Nicholas, W. Va.; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1900 and 1908; delegate to many State conventions; died in Richwood, Nicholas County, W. Va., December 5, 1910; interment in a private burial ground at Summersville, W. Va.
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Chicago:
U.S. Congress, "Alderson, John Duffy," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.767 768. Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U9217MIPDHAUL3M.
MLA:
U.S. Congress. "Alderson, John Duffy." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.767, page 768. Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U9217MIPDHAUL3M.
Harvard:
U.S. Congress, 'Alderson, John Duffy' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.767, pp.768. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U9217MIPDHAUL3M.
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