Atlee Pomeree

Atlee Pomeree (born December 6, 1863 in Berlin , Ohio , † November 12, 1937 in Cleveland , Ohio) was an American politician for the Democrats .

Pomeree studied law at Princeton University and the University of Cincinnati . In 1886 he began practicing law in Canton, Ohio. After serving as an attorney and district attorney in a variety of cities, counties, and state agencies, he was elected lieutenant governor of Ohio in 1910 . However, he only kept this post until 1911, when he was elected to the US Senate . In 1916 he was able to win the election for a second term, but then lost the election for a third term. In the Senate, he chaired the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment , the Committee on Privileges and Elections, and the Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia .

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge appointed him a special counsel to investigate the Teapot Dome case. The case concerned US Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall , who illegally granted oil production rights in Wyoming .

In 1928 Pomeree failed in the nomination as a Democratic candidate for the election of the US president .

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SURNAME	Pomeree, Atlee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 6, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	November 12, 1937
Place of death	Cleveland , Ohio