James W. Mott

James W. Mott

James Wheaton Mott (born November 12, 1883 in New Washington , Clearfield County , Pennsylvania , † November 12, 1945 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1945 he represented the first constituency of the state of Oregon in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1890, James Mott came to Salem , Oregon with his parents . There he attended public schools and the University of Oregon . He later continued his education at Stanford University in California and then until 1909 at Columbia University in New York City . From 1909 to 1917 he worked as a newspaper reporter in New York, San Francisco and Salem, where he also studied law until 1917. After his admission to the bar, he began his new profession in Astoria . During the First World War he was a seaman in the US Navy .

James Mott became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1920 and 1922 he was the legal representative of the city of Astoria. He was then from 1922 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932 a member of the House of Representatives from Oregon . Between 1931 and 1932 he was the corporation commissioner responsible for overseeing the larger companies in Oregon.

In 1932, James Mott was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Willis C. Hawley on March 4, 1933 . He was confirmed in this office in the subsequent elections. This allowed Mott to remain a member of the US Congress until his death . He died on November 12, 1945, his 62nd birthday. Since 1919, James Mott was married to Ethel Lucile Walling, with whom he had three daughters.

Web links

• James W. Mott in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James W. Mott in the database of Find a Grave (English)