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He engaged in teaching for five years. |
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|birthname=James Douglass Post |
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He studied law. |
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| name = James D. Post |
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He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1887 and commenced practice at [[Washington Court House, Ohio]]. |
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|image=James D. Post-hec.17006.jpg |
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|state=Ohio |
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|district=[[Ohio's 7th congressional district|7th]] |
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|term_start=March 4, 1911 |
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|term_end=March 3, 1915 |
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|preceded=[[J. Warren Keifer]] |
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|succeeded=[[Simeon D. Fess]] |
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|party=[[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1863|11|25}} |
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|birth_place=[[Milledgeville, Ohio]], US |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1921|4|1|1863|11|25}} |
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|death_place=[[Washington Court House, Ohio]], US |
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'''James Douglass Post''' (November 25, 1863 – April 1, 1921) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served for two terms as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio]] from 1911 to 1915. |
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==Biography == |
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| ⚫ | Born near [[Milledgeville, Ohio]], Post attended the common schools and was graduated from the [[National Normal University]], [[Lebanon, Ohio]], in 1882. He engaged in teaching for five years, after which he studied law and was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1887 and commenced practice at [[Washington Court House, Ohio]]. |
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He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Sixty-third Congress). |
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He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914. |
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==Congress == |
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| ⚫ | Post was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[62nd United States Congress|Sixty-second]] and [[63rd United States Congress|Sixty-third]] Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 during the Sixty-third Congress, but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1914. |
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==Later career and death == |
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| NAME = Post, James Douglass |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = November 25, 1863 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = April 1, 1921 |
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Latest revision as of 01:15, 8 December 2024
James D. Post | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | J. Warren Keifer |
| Succeeded by | Simeon D. Fess |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Douglass Post November 25, 1863 Milledgeville, Ohio, US |
| Died | April 1, 1921 (aged 57) Washington Court House, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Washington Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | National Normal University |
James Douglass Post (November 25, 1863 – April 1, 1921) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served for two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1911 to 1915.
Biography
[edit]Born near Milledgeville, Ohio, Post attended the common schools and was graduated from the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, in 1882. He engaged in teaching for five years, after which he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice at Washington Court House, Ohio.
Congress
[edit]Post was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 during the Sixty-third Congress, but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1914.
Later career and death
[edit]He resumed the practice of law at Washington Court House, and died there April 1, 1921, after which he was interred in Washington Cemetery.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "James D. Post (id: P000454)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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