Benjamin Taylor Cable (August 11, 1853 – December 13, 1923) was an American politician who served one term as a

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from Illinois from 1891 to 1893

Life

Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, Cable moved with his parents to

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, in September 1856. He attended the public schools and Racine College (now University of Wisconsin–Parkside),

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. He was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1876. He engaged in

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pursuits and also became interested in various manufacturing enterprises.

Political career

He served as chairman of the western branch of the

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in 1892. He was chairman of the Democratic executive committee in 1902 and served as a delegate to the

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in 1904. Cable was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892.

Later career and death

He engaged in agricultural pursuits as joint owner of a ranch near San Antonio, Texas. He died in

, on December 13, 1923. He was interred in

Chippiannock Cemetery Chippiannock Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on 12th Street and 31st Avenue in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The word “Chippiannock” is a Native American term which means “place of the dead”. It was listed on the National Regi ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cable, Benjamin Taylor 1853 births 1923 deaths People from Georgetown, Kentucky Ranchers from Texas Politicians from Rock Island, Illinois University of Wisconsin–Parkside alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois