Oscar Lovette

Oscar Byrd Lovette (born December 20, 1871 in Greeneville , Tennessee , †  July 6, 1934 there ) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1933 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Oscar Lovette attended his homeland public schools including Parrotsville High School . He then studied until 1893 at Tusculum College . After a subsequent law degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and his admission as a lawyer in 1896, he began to work in Greeneville in his new profession. He also worked in the banking industry. Between 1912 and 1918, Lovette was president of a local bank. Between 1918 and 1926 he was a prosecutor in the first judicial district of his state. At that time he was also the curator of Tusculum College.

Politically, Lovette was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1895 and 1897 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee . In the 1930 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded B. Carroll Reece on March 4, 1931 . Since he was not nominated for re-election by his party in 1932 and his candidacy as an independent candidate was unsuccessful, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1933 . This was overshadowed by the events of the economic crisis of that time. His predecessor, Carroll Reece, was elected to succeed him in the 1932 election.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Oscar Lovette practiced again as a lawyer in Greeneville. He died there on July 6, 1934.

Web links

• Oscar Lovette in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Oscar Lovette in the database of Find a Grave (English)