Dudley Doolittle | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Fred S. Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Homer Hoch |
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| Born | (1881-06-21)June 21, 1881 |
| Died | November 14, 1957(1957-11-14) (aged 76) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Dudley Doolittle (June 21, 1881 – November 14, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromKansas from 1913 to 1919.
Born inCottonwood Falls, Kansas, Doolittle attended the public schools and theUniversity of Kansas at Lawrence, being graduated from its law department in 1903. He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice atCottonwood Falls, Kansas, in 1904.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Chase County from 1908 to 1912, and as mayor of Strong City in 1912.
Doolittle was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-third,Sixty-fourth, andSixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to theSixty-sixth Congress.
Representative of theUnited States Treasury Department to Italy in 1919. Federal Prohibition Director for Kansas in 1920. He engaged in the practice of law inStrong City, Kansas,Kansas City, Missouri, andWashington, D.C. from 1921 to 1934.
Doolittle was elected a member of theDemocratic National Committee in 1925. He served as general agent of the ninth district, Farm Credit Administration from 1934 to 1938. He served as member of the board of directors of the College of Emporia and served as its president 1938-1940. He served as president of the Strong City State Bank and a director of the Exchange National Bank of Cottonwood Falls at time of death.
He died inEmporia, Kansas on November 14, 1957. He was interred in Prairie Grove Cemetery,Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's 4th congressional district March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1919 | Succeeded by |
