John C. Lehr

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John Camillus Lehr (born November 18, 1878 in Monroe , Michigan , †  February 17, 1958 ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Lehr first attended St. Mary's Private School and then Monroe High School until 1897 . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his admission to the bar in 1900, he began to work in Monroe in his new profession. Between 1905 and 1916 he practiced in Port Huron ; then he returned to Monroe. From 1918 to 1922 and again between 1928 and 1930 he was the city lawyer there. Between 1926 and 1936 he also sat on the city's education committee. Since 1930 he was its vice-president.

Politically, Lehr was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1932 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Michigan state , where he succeeded Republican Earl C. Michener on March 4, 1933 , whom he had defeated in the election. This election result was in line with the federal trend in favor of the Democrats, who, along with Franklin D. Roosevelt, also won this year's presidential election . Since he lost to Michener in the following elections in 1934, Lehr could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1935 . During this time, the federal government's first New Deal laws were introduced and passed.

Between 1936 and 1942 Lehr worked on the port commission of the city of Monroe. In 1936 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , where President Roosevelt was nominated for re-election. This appointed him the federal attorney for the eastern part of the state of Michigan. Lehr held this position between 1936 and 1947. He then worked for a benefit organization in Detroit . John Lehr died on February 17, 1958 in his hometown of Monroe.

Web links

  • John C. Lehr in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Lehr, John C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lehr, John Camillus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Monroe , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 1958
Place of death Monroe , Michigan