Milton Isaiah Southard (October 20, 1836 – May 4, 1905) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Southard completed preparatory studies. He graduated from the

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where he studied law. He was

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in 1863 and commenced practice in

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. He served as prosecuting attorney for

Muskingum County, Ohio Muskingum County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,410. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Delaware American Indian ...

, from 1867 to 1871. Southard was elected as a

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to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879). He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-fourth Congress). He moved to

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and practiced law. Southard died in

Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. It is located east of Columbus and had a population of 24,765 as of the 2020 census, down from 25,487 as of the 2010 census. Historically the state capita ...

, May 4, 1905. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville.

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