Wynne F. Clouse
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Wynne F. Clouse was a U.S. Representative
from Tennessee
.
, Clouse attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Cleveland Hill Academy, Pleasant Hill, Tennessee
, in 1898 and from Cumberland University
, Lebanon, Tennessee
, in 1911, where studied law at Cumberland School of Law
.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1911 and commenced practice in Cookeville, Tennessee
, in 1912.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1924.
Clouse was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in the city of Nashville.
He was appointed receiver of the Tennessee Central Railroad Co.
He served as special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1924.
He was appointed Referee in Bankruptcy
for the Nashville division of the middle district of Tennessee and served until his resignation in January 1940.
He died in Franklin, Tennessee
, February 19, 1944.
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 Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Biography
Born in Goffton, near Cookeville, TennesseeCookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee...
, Clouse attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Cleveland Hill Academy, Pleasant Hill, Tennessee
Pleasant Hill, Tennessee
Pleasant Hill is a town in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 563 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pleasant Hill is located at ....
, in 1898 and from Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
, Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
, in 1911, where studied law at Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
.
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 1911 and commenced practice in Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee...
, in 1912.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1924.
Clouse 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 Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh 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, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth 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, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in the city of Nashville.
He was appointed receiver of the Tennessee Central Railroad Co.
He served as special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1924.
He was appointed Referee in Bankruptcy
Referee in Bankruptcy
A Referee in Bankruptcy or Bankruptcy Referee is a federal official with quasi-judicial powers, appointed by a United States district court to administer bankruptcy proceedings...
for the Nashville division of the middle district of Tennessee and served until his resignation in January 1940.
He died in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, February 19, 1944.
He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.