Earl C. Michener | |
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| Chair of theHouse Judiciary Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Hatton W. Sumners |
| Succeeded by | Emanuel Celler |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Lehr |
| Succeeded by | George Meader |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Beakes |
| Succeeded by | John C. Lehr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Earl Cory Michener (1876-11-30)November 30, 1876 Attica, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1957(1957-07-04) (aged 80) Adrian, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery Adrian, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan George Washington University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Earl Cory Michener (November 30, 1876 – July 4, 1957) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Michener hadGerman ancestry.[1] He was born nearAttica inSeneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents toAdrian, Michigan, in 1889 and attended the public schools there. During theSpanish–American War, he served in theU.S. Army as a private in Company B, Thirty-first Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, from April 26, 1898, to May 17, 1899. He studied law at theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1901 and 1902, and graduated from the law department of Columbian University (nowGeorge Washington University),Washington, D.C., in 1903 where he was a member ofPhi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He was admitted to thebar the same year and commenced practice in Adrian. He served as assistant prosecuting attorney forLenawee County from 1907 to 1910 and prosecuting attorney from 1911 to 1914.
In 1918, Michener defeated incumbentDemocratSamuel W. Beakes to be elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 2nd congressional district to the69th United States Congress. He was subsequently re-elected to the following six Congresses, serving from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1933. In 1926, he was one of the managers appointed by theHouse of Representatives to conduct theimpeachment proceedings againstGeorge W. English, judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
Michener was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, losing to DemocratJohn C. Lehr. Two years later he defeated Lehr, to be elected to74th Congress and was subsequently re-elected to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1951. He served as chairman of theCommittee on the Judiciary in the80th Congress, and introduced theresolution that ultimately became theTwenty-second Amendment.[2] He was not a candidate for re-election in 1950.
Earl C. Michener maintained law offices in Adrian, until his death there. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan 1919–1933 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan 1935–1951 | Succeeded by |
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