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''George Washington Glick (former NSHC statue)'' George Washington Glick ( July 4 , 1827 – April 13 , 1911 ) was an American politician. George Washington Glick was raised on his father's farm near Fremont , Ohio . At age 21 he entered the law offices of Buckland and Hayes (later President Rutherford B. Hayes ); he was admitted to the bar two years later and established a moderate law practice, earning a reputation as a hard-working lawyer. Glick moved to Atchison , Kansas , in 1859 and formed a partnership with Alfred P. Otis . He served as a Union soldier in the 2d Kansas Regiment during the Civil War . He worked for the adoption of the Kansas constitution. Elected to the state legislature in 1862 , he served for 14 of the next 18 years and was Speaker ''pro tempore'' in 1876 . Glick was well respected and considered "just and expert" by his colleagues. He was elected Governor in 1882 and served until 1885 . Legislation enacted during his tenure included the creation of a railroad commission, a "good roads" law, reassessment of tax laws, and the establishment of a livestock sanitary commission. He was later appointed pension agent in Topeka by President Grover Cleveland . After 15 years of civic service, George Glick was forced to abandon his political career because of a throat infection that nearly destroyed his ability to speak. He continued, however, as an attorney for various railroads. He also managed his farm and served as a charter member and first vice president of the Kansas Historical Society . Glick died in 1911 in Atchison, Kansas , in 1914 , the state of Kansas donated a bronze statue of Glick to the U.S. Capitol 's National Statuary Hall Collection . In 2003 , the state replaced this statue with one of Dwight D. Eisenhower . EXTERNAL LINKS
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