Walter Lowrie Weaver (April 1, 1851 – May 26, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1897 to 1901.

Biography

Born in

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, Weaver attended the public schools and

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, and was graduated from

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, in 1870. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in

. Weaver was elected prosecuting attorney of Clark County in 1874, 1880, 1882, and 1885. Weaver was elected as a

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to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 2 (

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). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. After leaving Congress, he was appointed associate justice

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citizens' court at

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, in 1902. He returned to

, in 1904 and resumed the practice of law. He died in

, May 26, 1909 and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery.

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