Gideon Frank Rothwell

Gideon Frank Rothwell (April 24, 1836 – January 18, 1894) was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Biography Rothwell was born on April 24, 1836, near Fulton, Missouri, of John Rothwell. He attended common schools, and in 1857, graduated from the University of Missouri at the top of his class. He was admitted to the bar in 1864, after which he commenced practice in Huntsville. For a time, he taught at Mount Pleasant College in Huntsville. In 1873, he moved to Moberly.

Rothwell was a Democrat. In 1888, he was a presidential elector, as which he voted for Grover Cleveland.

In 1893, Rothwell received an honorary Bachelor of Arts from William Jewell College. He was married and had four children: three sons and a daughter. The Rothwell Gymnasium, an athletic facility at the University of Missouri, is named after him.