James Henry Mays

James Henry Mays

James Henry Mays (born June 29, 1868 in Morristown , Hamblen County , Tennessee , † April 19, 1926 in Wendell , Idaho ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1921 he represented the second constituency of the state of Utah in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Mays attended the public schools in his home country and in 1883 moved with his parents to Kansas , where the family settled in Galena . There Mays attended the Kansas State Normal School and then worked in mining and the wood industry. Between 1893 and 1902 he worked in the life insurance industry. He worked in the cities of Chicago , Dubuque and Salt Lake City . He previously studied law at the University of Michigan . At the same time as his work as an insurance agent, Mays also worked as a lawyer; He was also involved in the founding of some industrial companies.

Politically, James Mays was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1914 congressional elections, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the second constituency of the state of Utah, where he had lived since 1902 . There he replaced Jacob Johnson on March 4, 1915 . After he was re-elected in 1916 and 1918, Mays was able to complete a total of three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 .

In 1920 Mays renounced another candidacy. After the following elections, his seat in Congress went to Republican Elmer O. Leatherwood . Mays retired to his ranch in Idaho, which he ran until his death in 1926.

Web links

• James Henry Mays in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry James Mays in the database of Find a Grave (English)