Leonidas C. Dyer

Leonidas C. Dyer

Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer (born June 11, 1871 in Warrenton , Warren County , Missouri , †  December 15, 1957 in St. Louis , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1933 he represented the state of Missouri twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Leonidas Dyer was the nephew of Congressman David Patterson Dyer (1838-1924). He attended public schools in his home country as well as Central Wesleyan College and then studied at Washington University . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1893, he began to work in St. Louis in this profession. During the Spanish-American War , he served in the US Army . In 1915 and 1916 he headed the veterans' organization for those involved in this war. He was now on the staff of Governor Herbert S. Hadley .

Politically, Dyer was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1910 congressional elections he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Harry Marcy Coudrey on March 4, 1911 . In 1912, he was re-elected against Democrat Michael Joseph Gill . This enabled Dyer to take up another term in Congress on March 4, 1913. However, Gill appealed against the outcome of this election. Since this was granted, Dyer had to cede his mandate to Gill on June 19, 1914, who ended the current legislative period until March 3, 1915 as a congressman.

In the elections of 1914 Leonidas Dyer was re-elected to Congress in the twelfth district, where he replaced Gill on March 4, 1915. After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine further legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933 . The First World War and the ratification of the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution took place during this period . In 1932, Dyer was not confirmed; two years later, another congressional candidacy failed. As a result, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on December 15, 1957 in St. Louis.

Web links

• Leonidas C. Dyer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Leonidas C. Dyer in the database of Find a Grave (English)