James Patton Flick (August 28, 1845 – February 25, 1929) was a two-term

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from

Iowa's 8th congressional district Iowa's 8th congressional district existed from 1873 to 1963. The district was configured five times. Although the district encompassed four different areas of Iowa in its ninety-year existence, it was always predominantly rural, and elected a R ...

in the

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. Born in

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, Flick moved with his parents to

Wapello County, Iowa Wapello County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,437. The county seat is Ottumwa. The county was formed on February 17, 1843, and named for Wapello, a Meskwaki chief. Wapello County ...

, in 1852 and to

Taylor County, Iowa Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,896, making it the fourth-least populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Bedford. The county was formed in 1847 and named after General ...

in 1857. He attended the common schools. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War he enlisted in Company K,

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, as a private soldier and served from April 3, 1862, to September 4, 1864. Following the war, he served as Recorder of Taylor County in 1869 and 1870. After studying law, he was

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in 1870 and commenced practice in

Bedford, Iowa Bedford is a city in Taylor County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Taylor County. Lake of Three Fires State Park is located a few miles northeast of Bedford. History The community is b ...

. He served in the

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in 1878 and 1879, then served as district attorney of the third judicial district of Iowa from 1880 to 1886. In 1888 Flick was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House seat for Iowa's 8th congressional district. After serving in the

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he was re-elected in 1890, surviving the Democratic Party's first

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since the Iowa Republican Party was founded. He then served in the Fifty-second Congress. In all, he was in Congress from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1893. In 1892, he was not a candidate for renomination. After returning to Iowa, he resumed the practice of his profession in Bedford, until his death there on February 25, 1929. He was interred in Bedford Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Flick, James Patton 1845 births 1929 deaths Union Army soldiers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa