DEERING, Nathaniel C. 1827-1887

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DEERING, Nathaniel C. 1827-1887

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Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 7/10/2010 at 15:26:36

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Death of Hon. N. C. Deering.
OSAGE, IOWA - Dec. 8 — Ex-Congressman N. C. Deering died suddenly today at 11:45 A. M. He had been sick about three weeks with malarial fever. For the last fortnight he had been slowly improving and it was thought by those in attendance that he would recover. This morning he was feeling much better than at any other time of his sickness. Very suddenly he was seized with a sinking spell and in a few minutes expired.
The funeral services occurred on Sunday at the Congregational church, of which Mr. Deering was a member, and were conducted by Reverend T. 0. Douglas, of Grinnell, his former pastor.
Mr. Deering was born in Denmark, Oxford county, Maine, September 2, 1829, and was educated in Maine.
In 1850 he went to California, remained two years, amassing quite a fortune, and then returned to Maine. He served two terms in the Maine legislature in 1855-1856, his father being a member of that body at the same time.
In 1857 he came to Osage which has since been his home. From 1861 to 1865 he was clerk in the United States senate. Later, for several years, he was special agent for the post office department for Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. In 1876 he was elected to congress from this district and was twice re-elected, serving in the forty-fifth, forty-sixth and forty-seventh congresses. During his last term in congress he was chosen a regent of the Smithsonian institute, he being the first member chosen from Iowa, from either house of congress, for that honor.
Mr. Deering has been a strong man politically and socially and was one of the most conscientious and tireless workers for the interests of his party. He was one the organizers of the Republican party in Maine, and has always been one of its staunch and leading supporters. He was a much beloved Christian gentleman, whose loss is a personal affliction to nearly every member of the community.
Mr. Deering was twice married, and his wife alone survives him, an only daughter having died in 1875.
[Iowa State Reporter, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, December 15, 1887] (SB)
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Nathaniel C. Deering
Mr. Nathaniel Deering, age 60, died in Osage, Iowa on December 11, 1887.
Nathaniel C. Deering was born at Denmark, Maine on September 2, 1827. He was educated at the public schools and at North Bridgeton Academy.
He was a member of the State House of Representatives of Maine in 1855 and 1856.
He removed to Osage, Iowa, in 1857 and was a clerk of the U.S. Senate in 1861 and 1865. Nathaniel was special agent of the Postoffice Department for the district comprising of Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska in 1865 and 1869. He was National Bank Examiner for the State of Iowa in 1869 and 1877.
He was elected as a representative from Iowa in the Forty-fifth Congress as a Republican, receiving 20,770 votes against 9,339 votes for Cyrus Foreman, Democrat. Nathaniel was re-elected to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congress.
[1911 Atlas of Mitchell County, Iowa; The Anderson Publishing Company; Section 2, page 4, column 1:
See Iowa Biographies Project at:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/mitchell/ma1911/ma1911-sec2.htm ]
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Photo of Nathaniel is from Wikipedia. (SB)

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Obituary: #1: Death of Hon. N. C. Deering. OSAGE, IOWA - Dec. 8 — Ex-Congressman N. C. Deering died suddenly today at 11:45 A. M. He had been sick about three weeks with malarial fever. For the last fortnight he had been slowly improving and it was thought by those in attendance that he would recover. This morning he was feeling much better than at any other time of his sickness. Very suddenly he was seized with a sinking spell and in a few minutes expired. The funeral services occurred on Sunday at the Congregational church, of which Mr. Deering was a member, and were conducted by Reverend T. 0. Douglas, of Grinnell, his former pastor. Mr. Deering was born in Denmark, Oxford county, Maine, September 2, 1829, and was educated in Maine. In 1850 he went to California, remained two years, amassing quite a fortune, and then returned to Maine. He served two terms in the Maine legislature in 1855-1856, his father being a member of that body at the same time. In 1857 he came to Osage which has since been his home. From 1861 to 1865 he was clerk in the United States senate. Later, for several years, he was special agent for the post office department for Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. In 1876 he was elected to congress from this district and was twice re-elected, serving in the forty-fifth, forty-sixth and forty-seventh congresses. During his last term in congress he was chosen a regent of the Smithsonian institute, he being the first member chosen from Iowa, from either house of congress, for that honor. Mr. Deering has been a strong man politically and socially and was one of the most conscientious and tireless workers for the interests of his party. He was one the organizers of the Republican party in Maine, and has always been one of its staunch and leading supporters. He was a much beloved Christian gentleman, whose loss is a personal affliction to nearly every member of the community. Mr. Deering was twice married, and his wife alone survives him, an only daughter having died in 1875. [Iowa State Reporter, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, December 15, 1887] (SB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #2: Nathaniel C. Deering Mr. Nathaniel Deering, age 60, died in Osage, Iowa on December 11, 1887. Nathaniel C. Deering was born at Denmark, Maine on September 2, 1827. He was educated at the public schools and at North Bridgeton Academy. He was a member of the State House of Representatives of Maine in 1855 and 1856. He removed to Osage, Iowa, in 1857 and was a clerk of the U.S. Senate in 1861 and 1865. Nathaniel was special agent of the Postoffice Department for the district comprising of Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska in 1865 and 1869. He was National Bank Examiner for the State of Iowa in 1869 and 1877. He was elected as a representative from Iowa in the Forty-fifth Congress as a Republican, receiving 20,770 votes against 9,339 votes for Cyrus Foreman, Democrat. Nathaniel was re-elected to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congress. [1911 Atlas of Mitchell County, Iowa; The Anderson Publishing Company; Section 2, page 4, column 1: See Iowa Biographies Project at: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/mitchell/ma1911/ma1911-sec2.htm" >http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/mitchell/ma1911/ma1911-sec2.htm</A> ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #3: Photo of Nathaniel is from Wikipedia. (SB)
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