Clifford C. Ireland
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Clifford Cady Ireland was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Washburn, Illinois
, Ireland attended the common schools, Cheltenham Military Academy, Ogontz, Pennsylvania, and Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
.
He was graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1901 and from the Illinois College of Law at Chicago in 1908.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1909 and commenced practice in Peoria.
He served as a private in the Illinois National Guard during the Spanish-American War.
Ireland was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-fifth
, Sixty-sixth
, and Sixty-seventh
Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1923).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
He resumed the practice of law at Peoria.
He was appointed a director of the department of trade and commerce of Illinois in 1923, serving until his resignation in 1926.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, May 24, 1930.
He was interred in Linn-Mount Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born in Washburn, Illinois
Washburn, Illinois
Washburn is a village in Marshall and Woodford Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Ireland attended the common schools, Cheltenham Military Academy, Ogontz, Pennsylvania, and Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....
.
He was graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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in 1901 and from the Illinois College of Law at Chicago in 1908.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1909 and commenced practice in Peoria.
He served as a private in the Illinois National Guard during the Spanish-American War.
Ireland was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-fifth
65th United States Congress
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, Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
, and Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1923).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
He resumed the practice of law at Peoria.
He was appointed a director of the department of trade and commerce of Illinois in 1923, serving until his resignation in 1926.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, May 24, 1930.
He was interred in Linn-Mount Vernon Cemetery, Washburn, Illinois
Washburn, Illinois
Washburn is a village in Marshall and Woodford Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.