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Jessie Sumner | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's18th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Meeks |
| Succeeded by | Edward H. Jenison |
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| Born | (1898-07-17)July 17, 1898 Milford, Illinois |
| Died | August 10, 1994(1994-08-10) (aged 96) Watseka, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Smith College |
Jessie Sumner (July 17, 1898 – August 10, 1994) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inMilford, Illinois, Sumner attended the public schools. She graduated from Girton School,Winnetka, Illinois, in 1916 andSmith College,Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1920. She studied law at theUniversity of Chicago Law School,Columbia University,New York City, andOxford University, England. She also studied briefly at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison and theNew York University School of Commerce in New York City.
Sumner wasadmitted to the bar in 1923 and practiced inChicago, Illinois.She was employed at the Chase National Bank in New York City in 1928. She returned toMilford, Illinois, in 1932 and resumed the practice of law. She served as county judge ofIroquois County, Illinois, in 1937. She served as director of Sumner National Bank,Sheldon, Illinois.
Sumner was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947). She was not a candidate for renomination in 1946.
She resumed position as vice president from 1938 to 1966, and president from 1966 to 1994, of Sumner National Bank. She was a resident ofMilford, Illinois, until her death inWatseka, Illinois, on August 10, 1994.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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