Isaac V. McPherson

Isaac V. McPherson

Isaac Vanbert McPherson (born March 8, 1868 in Rome , Douglas County , Missouri , †  October 31, 1931 in Aurora , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1923 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, Isaac McPherson came to Bradleyville with his parents , where he attended local public schools. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1889, he began to work in Mount Vernon in this profession. In 1901 and 1902 he was a lawyer in Lawrence County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1903 to 1904 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives ; between 1905 and 1912 he was a postman in Aurora. He also continued to practice as a lawyer.

In the 1918 congressional election , McPherson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th  constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Perl D. Decker on March 4, 1919 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1923 . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

In 1922 Isaac McPherson was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. From 1923 until his death on October 31, 1931 in Aurora, he worked as a lawyer for the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation .

Web links

• Isaac V. McPherson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Isaac V. McPherson in the database of Find a Grave (English)