Harold C. McGugin
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Harold Clement Mcgugin was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born on a farm near Liberty, Kansas
, McGugin attended the public schools of Liberty, Kansas
.
He moved to Coffeyville, Kansas
, in 1908.
He was graduated from the high school at Coffeyville in 1912, and from the law department of Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas
, in 1915, and took a postgraduate course at the Inns of Court
, London, England, in 1919.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1915 and commenced practice in Coffeyville, Kansas
.
During the First World War served as a second lieutenant, Adjutant General's Department, at Brest, France
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1927-1929.
City attorney of Coffeyville in 1929.
McGugin was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-second
and Seventy-third
Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1935).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth
Congress and for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
Enlisted in the United States Army
in 1942, advancing from captain to lieutenant colonel, and served in France, where he contracted an incurable disease.
He died in the Army and Navy General Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas
, March 7, 1946.
He was interred in Restlawn Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
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Born on a farm near Liberty, Kansas
Liberty, Kansas
Liberty is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Liberty is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, McGugin attended the public schools of Liberty, Kansas
Liberty, Kansas
Liberty is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Liberty is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
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He moved to Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville is a city situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,295...
, in 1908.
He was graduated from the high school at Coffeyville in 1912, and from the law department of Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, in 1915, and took a postgraduate course at the Inns of Court
Inns of Court
The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations for barristers in England and Wales. All such barristers must belong to one such association. They have supervisory and disciplinary functions over their members. The Inns also provide libraries, dining facilities and professional...
, London, England, in 1919.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1915 and commenced practice in Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville is a city situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,295...
.
During the First World War served as a second lieutenant, Adjutant General's Department, at Brest, France
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1927-1929.
City attorney of Coffeyville in 1929.
McGugin was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second 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, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
and Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third 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, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1935).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 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 and for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth
75th United States Congress
The Seventy-fifth 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 January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
Enlisted in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
in 1942, advancing from captain to lieutenant colonel, and served in France, where he contracted an incurable disease.
He died in the Army and Navy General Hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
, March 7, 1946.
He was interred in Restlawn Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville, Kansas
Coffeyville is a city situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,295...
.