Arthur B. Rouse

Arthur B. Rouse

Arthur Blythe Rouse (born June 20, 1874 in Burlington , Kentucky , †  January 25, 1956 in Lexington , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1927 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Arthur Rouse attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1896 the Hanover College in Indiana . After a subsequent law degree at Louisville Law School and his admission to the bar in 1900, he began to work in this profession in Burlington. In 1907, Rouse became secretary of the Kentucky State Racing Commission. He held this office until 1911. After that, he worked for the tax authorities of his state. He also worked for Congressmen Daniel Linn Gooch and Joseph L. Rhinock .

Rouse was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1903 and 1910 he was on the state board of this party. In the 1910 congressional election he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Joseph Rhinock on March 4, 1911. After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1927 . During this time the First World War fell . In addition, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments were ratified. From 1921 to 1924, Rouse headed the Democratic National Congressional Committee .

In 1926 he decided not to run again. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again; he also ran some bus companies. Since 1935 he was employed by the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He worked there until he was resigned due to illness in January 1953. Arthur Rouse died on January 25, 1956 in Lexington and was buried there.

Web links

Commons : Arthur B. Rouse  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Arthur B. Rouse in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Arthur B. Rouse in the database of Find a Grave (English)