Richard P. Ernst

Richard P. Ernst

Richard Pretlow Ernst (born February 28, 1858 in Covington , Kenton County , Kentucky , †  April 13, 1934 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party who represented the state of Kentucky in the US Senate .

After attending public schools and the Chickerings Academy in Cincinnati , Richard Ernst graduated from Center College in Danville in 1878 . Two years later, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School . He was inducted into the Bar that same year and began practicing in Cincinnati and his hometown of Covington.

Ernst was politically active for the first time between 1888 and 1892 as a member of the Covington City Council. In 1896, he ran for a seat in the US House of Representatives , but failed. It wasn't until 24 years later that he entered Congress when he won the Senate election for Kentucky. His term of office lasted from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1927; when attempting re-election he failed because of the later US Vice President Alben W. Barkley . During his time he was, among other things, chairman of the Committee on Patents .

After leaving the Senate, Ernst returned to practice as a lawyer in Cincinnati and also worked in the banking industry in Covington. He died in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in 1934 . The Camp Ernst , a summer camp of the YMCA in Burlington , was named as a tribute to Richard Ernst.

Web links

• Richard P. Ernst in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard P. Ernst in the database of Find a Grave (English)