district succeeded death_place death_date birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name occupation
4th andrew kiefer stillwater , minnesota january 2 , 1903 -lrb- aged 66 -rrb- shefford , province of quebec , canada democratic march 3 , 1893 samuel snider may 23 , 1836 march 4 , 1891 james castle -lrb- politician -rrb-
 minnesota james nathan castle lawyer
james castle -lrb- politician -rrb-

james nathan castle -lrb- may 23 , 1836 -- january 2 , 1903 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from minnesota ; born in shefford , province of quebec , canada ; he attended the public schools ; studied law ; moved to afton , washington county , minnesota , in 1862 and taught school ; completed his law studies ; was admitted to the bar and practiced ; moved to stillwater , washington county in 1865 and continued the practice of law ; elected county attorney in 1866 to fill the unexpired term of his deceased brother ; city attorney in 1868 ; elected to the minnesota senate in 1868 , 1878 , and 1882 ; elected as a democrat to the 52nd united states congress -lrb- march 4 , 1891 -- march 3 , 1893 -rrb- ; chairman of the united states house committee on mileage -lrb- 52nd congress -rrb- ; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the 53rd united states congress ; engaged in the practice of law until his death in stillwater ; interment in fairview cemetery .
