William H. Gest

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William H. Gest
C. M. Bell Studio Collection, Library of Congress

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	William H. Neece
Succeeded by	Benjamin T. Cable

Personal details
Born	(1838-01-07)January 7, 1838 Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 9, 1912(1912-08-09) (aged 74) Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Party	Republican

William Harrison Gest (January 7, 1838 – August 9, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Gest moved with his parents to Rock Island in 1842. He was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1860. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in Rock Island, Illinois.

Gest was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. Circuit judge of the fourteenth judicial district of Illinois from June 1897 until his death in Rock Island, Illinois, August 9, 1912. He was interred in Chippiannock Cemetery.

External links

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United States Congress. "William H. Gest (id: G000143)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

William Neece

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 11th congressional district
1887–1891

Succeeded by

Benjamin Cable

Illinois's delegation(s) to the 50th–51st United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

50th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌C. Farwell (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌T. Henderson (R) ▌W. Springer (D) ▌R. Townshend (D) ▌J. Thomas (R) ▌L. Payson (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Adams (R) ▌R. Dunham (R) ▌J. Rowell (R) ▌J. Baker (R) ▌S. Landes (D) ▌F. Lawler (D) ▌R. Plumb (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌G. Anderson (D) ▌W. Gest (R) ▌E. Lane (D) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌P. Post (R)
51st	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌C. Farwell (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌T. Henderson (R) ▌W. Springer (D) ▌R. Townshend (R) ▌L. Payson (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Adams (R) ▌J. Rowell (R) ▌F. Lawler (D) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌W. Gest (R) ▌E. Lane (D) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌P. Post (R) ▌S. Wike (D) ▌G. Fithian (D) ▌W. Forman (D) ▌C. Hill (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌A. Taylor (R) ▌J. Williams (D)

v t e United States representatives from Illinois's active districts
1st district	Slade J. Reynolds Snyder J. Reynolds R. Smith Bissell Washburne I. Arnold Wentworth Judd Farwell J. Rice Caulfield W. Aldrich Dunham Taylor J. Aldrich Mann Emerich Madden De Priest Mitchell Dawson Metcalfe Stewart Washington C. Hayes Rush Jo. Jackson
2nd district	Casey McClernand Ws. Allen Wentworth Woodworth Farnsworth I. Arnold Farnsworth Ward Harrison G. Davis Finerty Lawler McGann Lorimer Feely Mann Hull Moynihan McKeough Rowan Vail O'Hara Vail O'Hara Mikva M. Murphy Savage M. Reynolds Je. Jackson Jr. R. Kelly
3rd district	Duncan May Stuart Ficklin T. Young Ficklin Norton Lovejoy Washburne Burchard Farwell Le Moyne Brentano Barber Farwell G. Davis Ward W. Mason Durborow McGann Belknap G. Foster Wilson Gorman Wilson Sproul E. Kelly Busbey E. Kelly Busbey Linehan Busbey Murray Byrne W. Murphy M. Murphy Hanrahan Russo B. Lipinski D. Lipinski Newman Ramirez
4th district	Wentworth Molony Knox Kellogg C. Harris Harding Hawley Hurlbut Lathrop Sherwin Adams Newberry Goldzier Woodman Mills Cusack McAndrews G. Foster Wharton McDermott McDermott C. Martin Rainey Doyle Beam Gorski Buckley McVey Derwinski G. O'Brien Jk. Davis Sangmeister Gutiérrez García
5th district	Douglas Richardson Jb. C. Davis Morris Richardson Lovejoy Ingersoll Stevens Burchard Hawk Hitt Ellwood Hopkins White Noonan Mahoney McAndrews Michalek Sabath Gorski Kluczynski Fary B. Lipinski Rostenkowski Flanagan Blagojevich Emanuel Quigley
6th district	Hoge Turner E. Baker T. Campbell R. Yates T. Harris Hodges McClernand A. Knapp Norton Cook Snapp Hawley Henderson Hitt Cooke Boutell Lorimer Moxley Stack McAndrews Gorman Buckley Gorman Igoe T. O'Brien Maciejewski T. O'Brien Ronan G. Collins Collier Hyde Roskam Casten
7th district	Hardin E. Baker Henry Lincoln T. Harris R. Yates J. Allen J. Allen Shaw Robinson Eden Bromwell Moore Corwin A. Campbell P. Hayes Cullen Henderson Foss Knopf Lundin Buchanan Juul Michaelson Schuetz Link Owens Sabath Bowler Libonati Annunzio C. Collins D. Davis
8th district	Bissell J. Morrison R. Smith Fouke Stuart Cullom Robinson Fort Payson Cullen Plumb Hill Steward Childs Hopkins Mahoney McGavin Gallagher Kunz Granata Kunz Kocialkowski Gordon Rostenkowski Crane Bean Walsh Duckworth Krishnamoorthi
9th district	Ws. Allen Marshall Logan W. J. Allen Ross McNeely Barrere Whiting Boyd Lewis Payson Snow Wheeler Hitt Boutell Evans Britten McAndrews Dewey Resa Twyman S. Yates Finnegan S. Yates Schakowsky
10th district	Knapp Thornton Burr E. Rice Ray Bagby Marsh Worthington Post Prince Foss Thomson Foss Chindblom Simpson R. Church Paddock R. Church Hoffman Collier S. Young Mikva Porter Kirk Dold Schneider Dold Schneider
11th district	Robinson Marshall R. Knapp Wike R. Knapp Singleton Neece Gest Cable Marsh Reeves Snapp Copley F. Reid Reed Chesney Sheehan Pucinski Annunzio Sangmeister Weller Halvorson Kinzinger B. Foster
12th district	W. Morrison J. Baker Hay Robinson Springer Riggs G. Anderson Wike McDonald Cannon Fuller Hinebaugh Fuller Buckbee N. Mason Jonas Boyle Finnegan McClory Crane Costello Enyart Bost
13th district	W. J. Allen Kuykendall Raum Crebs McNulta Stevenson Tipton Stevenson D. Smith Springer Warner Hitt Lowden McKenzie W. Johnson L. Allen R. Church M. Church Rumsfeld Crane McClory Erlenborn Fawell Biggert R. Davis Budzinski
14th district	Cannon Rowell Scott B. Funk Graff Marsh McKinney Tavenner Graham J. C. Allen Thompson A. Johnson Reed Keeney Hoffman Erlenborn Corcoran Grotberg Hastert B. Foster Hultgren Underwood
15th district	Eden Forsythe Moulton Cannon Busey Cannon Marsh Mickey Prince Hoxworth King B. Chiperfield Adair Boyer R. Chiperfield N. Mason C. Reid Carlson Arends T. Hall Corcoran Madigan Ewing T. Johnson Shimkus Miller
16th district	J. Martin Sparks Shaw Landes Fithian Downing Rinaker Hinrichsen Williams Selby Graff Stone Ireland Hull Dirksen L. Allen J. Anderson L. Martin Cox Manzullo Kinzinger Lahood
17th district	W. Morrison Moulton Eden Lane Connolly Caldwell Sterling FitzHenry Sterling F. Smith F. Funk H. Hall Gillespie Arends G. O'Brien Evans Hare Schilling Bustos Sorensen