Stephen A. Day

Stephen Albion Day (born July 13, 1882 in Canton , Ohio , †  January 5, 1950 in Evanston , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1941 and 1945 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Stephen Day attended the public schools in his home country and the University School in Cleveland . He then graduated from the Asheville School in North Carolina . This was followed by a study at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor until 1905 . From 1905 to 1907 he was secretary to Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller . After studying law at the University of Michigan and being admitted to the bar in 1907, he began working in this profession in Cleveland. In 1908 he moved to Evanston, Illinois. He continued his legal practice in neighboring Chicago . In 1926 and 1928 he was a legal advisor to the Currency Commission ( Counsel to the Comptroller of the Currency ).

Politically, Day became a member of the Republican Party . In the 1940 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 26th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Democrat John C. Martin on January 3, 1941 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until January 3, 1945 . These were shaped by the events of the Second World War .

In 1944, Day was not re-elected. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Evanston on January 5, 1950.

Web links

• Stephen A. Day in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Stephen A. Day in the database of Find a Grave (English)