Charles H. Sloan
Charles Henry Sloan | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's4thdistrict | |
In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | |
Preceded by | John N. Norton |
Succeeded by | John N. Norton |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Edmund H. Hinshaw |
Succeeded by | Melvin O. McLaughlin |
Personal details | |
Born | Monticello, Iowa | May 2, 1863
Died | June 2, 1946 Geneva, Nebraska | (aged 83)
Political party | Republican |
Charles Henry Sloan(May 2, 1863 – June 2, 1946) was an AmericanRepublican Partypolitician.
Biography[edit]
Born inMonticello, Iowaon May 2, 1863, he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College (nowIowa State University) atAmes, Iowain 1884. He moved toFairmont, Nebraskaand became the city schools superintendent from 1884 to 1887. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He started practice in Fairmont but then moved toGeneva, Nebraskain 1891. He became the director of the Geneva State Bank and then the prosecuting attorney ofFillmore Countyfrom 1890 to 1894.
He was elected to theNebraska State Senatefrom 1894 to 1896. He was the chairman of the Republican State convention in 1903. Then he was elected to the sixty-second congress and the three succeeding congress as a Republican (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919). He voted on April 5, 1917, against declaring war on Germany. He didn't run in 1918, but ran again for the 71st Congress and won, serving from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931. He ran and lost in 1930, resuming practice of law in Geneva. He also did some banking. He died in Geneva on June 2, 1946, and is buried in the Geneva Cemetery.
References[edit]
- "Sloan, Charles Henry".The Political Graveyard.Archived fromthe originalon 2005-12-18.RetrievedJanuary 16,2006.
- "Sloan, Charles Henry".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.RetrievedJanuary 16,2006.
- This article incorporates facts obtained from:Lawrence Kestenbaum,The Political Graveyard
- This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress