William P. Lambertson
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William Purnell Lambertson (March 23, 1880 – October 26, 1957) was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born in Fairview, Kansas
, Lambertson attended the public schools, Ottawa (Kansas) University, and the law school of the University of Chicago
, Chicago, Illinois.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1909-1911 and 1919–1921, serving as speaker pro tempore in 1911 and as speaker in 1919.
He served in the State senate 1913-1915.
He served as chairman of Kansas State Efficiency and Economy Commission in 1917.
He served as member of Kansas State Board of Administration 1923-1925.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor in 1922 and for Congress in 1924 and 1926.
Lambertson was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-first
and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1929-January 3, 1945).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1944.
He returned to his farm near Fairview, Kansas
.
He was defeated for the Republican nomination to Congress in 1946.
He served as mayor of Fairview from April 1949 until he resigned in December 1952.
He served as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Brown County, Kansas
from 1953 to 1956.
He died in Fairview, Kansas
, October 26, 1957.
He was interred in Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Kansas
.
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 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 in Fairview, Kansas
Fairview, Kansas
Fairview is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 271 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairview is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, Lambertson attended the public schools, Ottawa (Kansas) University, and the law school of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, Chicago, Illinois.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1909-1911 and 1919–1921, serving as speaker pro tempore in 1911 and as speaker in 1919.
He served in the State senate 1913-1915.
He served as chairman of Kansas State Efficiency and Economy Commission in 1917.
He served as member of Kansas State Board of Administration 1923-1925.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor in 1922 and for Congress in 1924 and 1926.
Lambertson 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 Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first 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, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1929-January 3, 1945).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1944.
He returned to his farm near Fairview, Kansas
Fairview, Kansas
Fairview is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 271 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairview is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
.
He was defeated for the Republican nomination to Congress in 1946.
He served as mayor of Fairview from April 1949 until he resigned in December 1952.
He served as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Brown County, Kansas
Brown County, Kansas
Brown County is a county located in Northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,984. Its county seat and most populous city is Hiawatha...
from 1953 to 1956.
He died in Fairview, Kansas
Fairview, Kansas
Fairview is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 271 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fairview is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, October 26, 1957.
He was interred in Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Kansas
Sabetha, Kansas
Sabetha is a city in Brown and Nemaha counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,571.- History :The town's settlement began circa 1854, with a name reportedly derived from the word Sabbath, the day the first settler arrived.On the evening of June 13,...
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