Lawrence B. Stringer
Encyclopedia
Lawrence Beaumont Stringer (February 24, 1866 - December 5, 1942) was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born near Atlantic City, New Jersey
, Stringer moved with his parents to Lincoln, Illinois
, in 1876.
He attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Lincoln University (later Lincoln College) in 1887.
Reporter on a local paper.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1890-1892.
He entered the Chicago College of Law (law department of Lake Forest University), and was graduated in 1896.
He returned to Lincoln, Illinois
, in 1898 and commenced practice.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1900 and served as chairman.
He served as member of the State senate 1900-1904.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois in 1904.
He was appointed chief justice of the Illinois State Court of Claims in 1905 and served until 1913.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1908.
Stringer was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He did not seek renomination in 1914, but was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator.
He resumed the practice of law.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for justice of the supreme court of Illinois in 1924.
Stringer was elected judge of Logan County in 1918 and served until his death in Lincoln, Illinois
, December 5, 1942.
He was interred in Union Cemetery.
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,...
.
Born near Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, Stringer moved with his parents to Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. First settled in the 1830s, Lincoln is home to three colleges and two prisons. The three...
, in 1876.
He attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Lincoln University (later Lincoln College) in 1887.
Reporter on a local paper.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1890-1892.
He entered the Chicago College of Law (law department of Lake Forest University), and was graduated in 1896.
He returned to Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. First settled in the 1830s, Lincoln is home to three colleges and two prisons. The three...
, in 1898 and commenced practice.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1900 and served as chairman.
He served as member of the State senate 1900-1904.
He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois in 1904.
He was appointed chief justice of the Illinois State Court of Claims in 1905 and served until 1913.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1908.
Stringer was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He did not seek renomination in 1914, but was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator.
He resumed the practice of law.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for justice of the supreme court of Illinois in 1924.
Stringer was elected judge of Logan County in 1918 and served until his death in Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. First settled in the 1830s, Lincoln is home to three colleges and two prisons. The three...
, December 5, 1942.
He was interred in Union Cemetery.