Frederick Landis
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Frederick Landis was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
, brother of Charles Beary Landis and baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
.
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
.
Landis was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-eighth
and Fifty-ninth
Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth
Congress.
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 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 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.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, brother of Charles Beary Landis and baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Kenesaw Mountain Landis was an American jurist who served as a federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and as the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death...
.
Born at Seven Mile, Ohio
Seven Mile, Ohio
Seven Mile is a village in Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 678 at the 2000 census. The name of Seven Mile appears to be its location seven miles north of Hamilton, Ohio...
, Landis moved with his parents to Logansport, Indiana
Logansport, Indiana
Logansport is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2010 census. Logansport is located in northern Indiana, at the junction of the Wabash and Eel rivers, northeast of Lafayette.-History:...
, 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
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
the same year and commenced practice at Logansport, Indiana
Logansport, Indiana
Logansport is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2010 census. Logansport is located in northern Indiana, at the junction of the Wabash and Eel rivers, northeast of Lafayette.-History:...
.
Landis was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
and Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1907).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congress.
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 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 author and lecturer.
Landis was elected to the Seventy-fourth
74th United States Congress
-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...
Congress on November 6, 1934, but died in a hospital in Logansport, Indiana
Logansport, Indiana
Logansport is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,396 at the 2010 census. Logansport is located in northern Indiana, at the junction of the Wabash and Eel rivers, northeast of Lafayette.-History:...
, November 15, 1934, before Congress had convened.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.