Louis Fitzhenry
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Louis Fitzhenry was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, Fitzhenry attended the public and high schools of Bloomington.
He engaged in journalism.
He was graduated from the law department of Illinois Wesleyan University
at Bloomington in 1897.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1897 and commenced practice in Bloomington, Illinois
.
City attorney of Bloomington 1907-1911.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1910 to the Sixty-second
Congress.
Fitzhenry was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-third
Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Bloomington.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as a justice of the State supreme court in 1915.
He was appointed United States district judge for the southern district of Illinois July 1, 1918, serving until October 3, 1933, when he was appointed a judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh District, in which capacity he served until his death in Normal, Illinois
, November 18, 1935.
He was interred in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois
.
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 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 Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, Fitzhenry attended the public and high schools of Bloomington.
He engaged in journalism.
He was graduated from the law department of Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856...
at Bloomington in 1897.
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...
in 1897 and commenced practice in Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
.
City attorney of Bloomington 1907-1911.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1910 to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
Congress.
Fitzhenry 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 was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth 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, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Bloomington.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as a justice of the State supreme court in 1915.
He was appointed United States district judge for the southern district of Illinois July 1, 1918, serving until October 3, 1933, when he was appointed a judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh District, in which capacity he served until his death in Normal, Illinois
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, November 18, 1935.
He was interred in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
.