John Paul (politician, 1883)

John Paul

John Paul Jr. (born December 9, 1883 in Harrisonburg , Virginia , †  February 13, 1964 in Ottobine , Virginia) was an American lawyer and politician . In 1922 and 1923 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives ; later he became a federal judge .

Career

John Paul Jr. was the son of the congressman of the same name John Paul (1839-1901). He attended both public and private schools. In 1903 he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington , where he taught himself until 1904. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and his admission as a lawyer in 1906, he began to work in Harrisonburg in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1912 and 1924 he was a delegate to all Republican National Conventions . From 1911 to 1915 he was a member of the Virginia Senate . In 1916 and 1918 he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives. During the First World War he served in the US Army from 1917 to 1919 ; while he was used in Europe. From 1919 to 1922 Paul was again State Senator in Virginia. At the same time he was serving as the legal representative for the City of Harrisonburg.

In the 1920 congressional election, John Paul was defeated by incumbent Thomas W. Harrison . But he appealed against the election result. When this was granted, he was able to take over the mandate from Harrison on December 15, 1922 and end the legislative period until March 3, 1923. In the elections of 1920 he lost to his predecessor Harrison, who was able to take up his old mandate again on March 4, 1923.

In 1923 and 1924 Paul worked as a special assistant for the Federal Ministry of Justice . After that he practiced as a lawyer again. From 1929 to 1932 he served as the federal attorney for western Virginia. He was followed by Joseph Crockett Shaffer , who had also been his predecessor. From 1932 to 1959 he was Henry C. McDowell's successor at the federal district court in the western district of his state. After that he still worked as a part-time judge. He also ran his farm in Rockingham County . John Paul died in Ottobine on February 13, 1964.

Web links

• John Paul in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Paul in the database of Find a Grave (English)