J. Carlton Loser
Joseph Carlton Loser | |
|---|---|
 From 1957'sPocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Fifth Congress | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's5thdistrict | |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Percy Priest |
| Succeeded by | Richard Fulton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1892 Davidson County, Tennessee |
| Died | July 31, 1984(aged 91) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Cumberland University |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Coast Guard Reserve |
Joseph Carlton Loser(October 1, 1892 – July 31, 1984) was an American politician and aUnited States representativefrom Tennessee.
Biography
[edit]Loser (pronounced "low-ser" ) was born inDavidson County, Tennessee,son of Henry James and Willie May McConnico Loser.[1]He attended public schools and the formerYMCALaw School (nowNashville School of Law). He was secretary to themayorof Nashville from 1917 to 1920 and was admitted to thebarin 1922. In 1923 he completed the requirements for the LL. B. degree atCumberland UniversityinLebanon, Tennessee.
Career
[edit]In 1923 Loser became assistant city attorney for Nashville, and in 1929 he became an assistantdistrict attorney.He became district attorney for the former 10th Circuit, a position he held from 1934 until 1956. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventionin 1944, 1956, and 1960. He was a member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve in 1944; a presidential elector in 1956; and secretary of the Democratic Executive Committee of Tennessee from 1954 to[2]1958.
In 1956,5th DistrictCongressmanPercy Priestdied a month before the election. A special primary was held to replace Priest on the ballot, and Loser won the nomination. This was tantamount to victory a month later, as noRepublicanhad been elected to Congress from Nashville sinceReconstruction.He was re-elected in 1958 and 1960, and served from January 3, 1957, to January 3, 1963.[3]
In August 1962 Loser had seemingly been renominated for a fourth term. However, an investigation into theprimary electionrevealed serious irregularities. Loser's major opponent in this contest wasRichard Fulton.However, it was largely the instigation of a minor candidate, iron worker andlabor unionactivist Raymond Love, that caused a re-examination of the primary by theNashville Tennessean.TheTennesseanran stories on its front page indicating a pattern of seriousvoter fraud,and a lawsuit was filed. The number of votes in question would not have in any event been adequate to have caused the election of Love, but could possibly have been enough to have thrown the election to Fulton. Love, stating that his only desire was one for a clean, honest election in any case, withdrew from the primary, which was rerun by court order. In the second primary, conducted under close scrutiny, Fulton defeated Loser decisively and went on to be elected that fall and to seven subsequent terms.
Loser withdrew from public life after his defeat.
Personal life and death
[edit]Loser's father-in-law,William Gupton,served as the mayor of Nashville from 1917 to 1921.[4]
Loser died on July 31, 1984 (age 91 years, 304 days) in Nashville. He isinterredat Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"J. Carlton Loser".Ancestry.com.Retrieved15 May2013.
- ^"J. Carlton Loser".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved15 May2013.
- ^"J. Carlton Loser". Govtrack US Congress.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^"J. Carlton Loser Rites Set Tomorrow".The Tennessean.August 1, 1984. p. 18.RetrievedJune 23,2018– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"J. Carlton Loser".The Political Graveyard.Retrieved14 May2013.
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