William M. Lanning

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William M. Lanning

William Mershon Lanning (born January 1, 1849 in Ewingville , Mercer County , New Jersey , †  February 16, 1912 in Trenton , New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician . In 1903 and 1904 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Lanning attended the Lawrenceville School until 1866 . Between 1866 and 1880 he worked as a teacher in Mercer County's public schools as well as at the Trenton Academy . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1880, he began to work in this profession in Trenton. In 1884 he was the city's legal representative. Between 1887 and 1891, Lanning served as a municipal judge in Trenton. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1894 he was a member of both a commission for the revision of the state constitution and an assembly for the revision of the municipal legislation of Trenton. In 1899 he became President of the Mechanics' National Bank of Trenton .

In the congressional elections of 1902 Lanning was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded De Witt C. Flanagan on March 4, 1903 . He held this mandate until his resignation on June 6, 1904. His resignation came after he was appointed to replace the late Andrew Kirkpatrick as a judge in the Federal District Court for New Jersey. He held this office until 1909; then he was a judge at the Federal Court of Appeals for the third judicial district. William Lanning died in Trenton on February 16, 1912.

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SURNAME Lanning, William M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lanning, William Mershon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Ewingville , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1912
Place of death Trenton , New Jersey