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{{Short description|American politician from Indiana (1872–1934)}}
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| office = Member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Indiana]]'s [[Indiana's 11th congressional district|11th]] district
| term_start = March 4, 1903
| term_end = March 3, 1907
| predecessor = [[George W. Steele]]
| successor = [[George W. Rauch]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1872|8|18}}
| birth_place = [[Seven Mile, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1934|11|15|1872|8|18}}
| death_place = [[Logansport, Indiana]], U.S.
| resting_place = Mount Hope Cemetery
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'''Frederick Landis''' (August 18, 1872 – November 15, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Indiana]] from 1903 to 1907.

He was a brother of both [[Charles Beary Landis]] and Judge [[Kenesaw Mountain Landis]].

==Biography ==
Born at [[Seven Mile, Ohio]], Landis moved with his parents to [[Logansport, Indiana]], in 1875.
Born at [[Seven Mile, Ohio]], Landis moved with his parents to [[Logansport, Indiana]], in 1875.
He attended the public schools.
He attended the public schools.
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He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] the same year and commenced practice at [[Logansport, Indiana]].
He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] the same year and commenced practice at [[Logansport, Indiana]].


===Congress ===
Landis was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] and [[59th United States Congress|Fifty-ninth]] Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1907).
Landis was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] and [[59th United States Congress|Fifty-ninth]] Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907).<ref name="cd">{{cite web |title=S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903 |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-04562_00_00-001-0001-0000 |website=GovInfo.gov |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |access-date=2 July 2023 |page=30 |date=9 November 1903}}</ref>
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the [[60th United States Congress|Sixtieth]] Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the [[60th United States Congress|Sixtieth]] Congress.

===Later career and death ===
He returned to Logansport and engaged in writing and lecturing.
He returned to Logansport and engaged in writing and lecturing.
He was one of the organizers of the Progressive Party in 1912 and temporary chairman of its first State convention in Indiana.
He was one of the organizers of the Progressive Party in 1912 and temporary chairman of its first State convention in Indiana.

He served as delegate to the National Progressive Convention at Chicago in 1912.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor on the Progressive ticket in 1912.
He served as a delegate to the [[1912 Progressive National Convention|National Progressive Convention]] at Chicago in 1912.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for Governor on the Republican ticket in 1928.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor on the Progressive ticket in 1912.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for governor on the Republican ticket in 1928.
He was author and lecturer.
He was an author and lecturer.


Landis was elected to the [[74th United States Congress|Seventy-fourth]] Congress on November 6, 1934, but died in a hospital in [[Logansport, Indiana]], November 15, 1934, before Congress had convened.
Landis was elected to the [[74th United States Congress|Seventy-fourth]] Congress on November 6, 1934, but died in a hospital in [[Logansport, Indiana]], November 15, 1934, before Congress had convened.

He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{CongBio|L000051}}
{{CongBio|L000051}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Gutenberg author |id=2995| name=Frederick Landis}}
*{{worldcat|id=lccn-n83-180024}}
*{{Gutenberg author|id=Frederick+Landis|name=Frederick Landis}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Frederick Landis}}
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lance-landoe.html#779.76.84 Fred Landis entry] at [[The Political Graveyard]]


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Latest revision as of 22:11, 7 December 2024

For the American judge, see Frederick Landis Jr.
Frederick Landis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
Preceded byGeorge W. Steele
Succeeded byGeorge W. Rauch
Personal details
Born(1872-08-18)August 18, 1872
Seven Mile, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 1934(1934-11-15) (aged 62)
Logansport, Indiana, U.S.
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery
Political partyRepublican

Frederick Landis (August 18, 1872 – November 15, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1903 to 1907.

He was a brother of both Charles Beary Landis and Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

Biography

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Born at Seven Mile, Ohio, Landis moved with his parents to Logansport, Indiana, in 1875. He attended the public schools. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1895. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice at Logansport, Indiana.

Congress

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Landis was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907).[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress.

Later career and death

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He returned to Logansport and engaged in writing and lecturing. He was one of the organizers of the Progressive Party in 1912 and temporary chairman of its first State convention in Indiana.

He served as a delegate to the National Progressive Convention at Chicago in 1912. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor on the Progressive ticket in 1912. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for governor on the Republican ticket in 1928. He was an author and lecturer.

Landis was elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress on November 6, 1934, but died in a hospital in Logansport, Indiana, November 15, 1934, before Congress had convened.

He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 30. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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