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  1. Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he initiated the successful Longworth Act of 1902, regulating the issuance of municipal bonds.

  2. Nicholas Longworth (January 16, 1783 – February 10, 1863) was an American real estate speculator and winemaker as well as the founder of the Longworth family in Ohio. Longworth was an influential figure in the early history of American wine, producing sparkling Catawba wine from grapes grown in his Ohio River Valley vineyard.

  3. Nov 18, 2022 · Alice Roosevelt, the eldest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, married Congressman Nicholas Longworth in 1906 in a lavish ceremony at the White House. The article explores her rebellious antics, popularity and legacy as a trailblazing first daughter.

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  4. Learn about Nicholas Longworth, a 19th-century American entrepreneur and philanthropist who made his fortune in real estate and winemaking. He was known for his generous and eccentric gifts to the "devil's poor" and other causes.

  5. Feb 14, 2022 · Nicholas Longworth died in 1863 at age 80, depriving the young industry of its deepest pockets and his well of energy and dedication. Around that same time, black rot and powdery mildew flourished in the region’s humid summers and decimated Ohio’s vineyards.

  6. Nicholas Longworth, 18691931, American legislator, b. Cincinnati. A lawyer, he practiced in Cincinnati, where his family had long been prominent. He served (1899–1903) in the Ohio legislature and, with the support of George B. Cox, was elected (1903) to the U.S. House of Representatives.

  7. THE LATE NICHOLAS LONGWORTH. We publish herewith a portrait of the late Western millionaire, NICHOLAS LONGWORTH, who died at Cincinnati on the 10th ult. Mr. Longworth was born at Newark, New Jersey, in 1783. In early life it is said that he was brought up to the trade of a shoemaker.