US Congressman. Born in Emporia, Kansas, he attending the Kansas State Teachers' College and taught school in Lyon County, (1909-11). He served as clerk of the Lyon County Court (1912-18), studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced to practice in Emporia, , Kansas. He was a member of Kansas State House of Representatives (1927-33), a member of Kansas State Senate, (1933-35) and a member of the Kansas Judicial Council, (1933-37). In 1937, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth Congress and to the next eleven succeeding Congresses, serving until 1961. Not a candidate for renomination, he resumed the practice of law in Emporia, Kansas, until his death at age 83.
US Congressman. Born in Emporia, Kansas, he attending the Kansas State Teachers' College and taught school in Lyon County, (1909-11). He served as clerk of the Lyon County Court (1912-18), studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced to practice in Emporia, , Kansas. He was a member of Kansas State House of Representatives (1927-33), a member of Kansas State Senate, (1933-35) and a member of the Kansas Judicial Council, (1933-37). In 1937, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth Congress and to the next eleven succeeding Congresses, serving until 1961. Not a candidate for renomination, he resumed the practice of law in Emporia, Kansas, until his death at age 83.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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