About John N. W. Rumple
Lived 1841 – 1903 (aged 61). John N. W. Rumple was an American politician and lawyer.
John Nicholas William Rumple (March 4, 1841 – January 31, 1903) was a one-term Republican U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district.
Born near Fostoria, Ohio, Rumple attended the public schools of Fostoria, Western College in Shueyville, Iowa, and the normal (teaching) department of the University of Iowa. In August 1861, following the outbreak of the American Civil War, he enlisted in Company H of the 2nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. He remained in the Army until October 1865, when mustered out as captain.
After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Marengo in Iowa County. Suffering from a cancerous tumor in his neck, he died on January 31, 1903, while hospitalized in Chicago, Illinois. He was interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Marengo.
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American politician (1841-1903)
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John N. W. Rumple was born on 4 March 1841 in Fostoria.
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John N. W. Rumple died on 31 January 1903 in Chicago.
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John N. W. Rumple was a politician and lawyer.
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