John C. Lehr | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Earl C. Michener |
| Succeeded by | Earl C. Michener |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1878 Monroe, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1958 (aged 79) Monroe, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan atAnn Arbor |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
John Camillus Lehr (November 18, 1878 – February 17, 1958) was a politician from the U.S. state ofMichigan.
Lehr was born inMonroe, Michigan and attended St. Mary's private school and graduated fromMonroe High School in 1897. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1900. He was admitted to thebar the same year and commenced practice in Monroe. He moved toPort Huron in 1905 and continued the practice of law there. He later returned to Monroe in 1916 and served as city attorney from 1918 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930. He was a member of the board of education of Monroe 1926 to 1936 and served as its vice president from 1930 to 1936.
In 1932, Lehr defeated seven-termRepublicanEarl C. Michener to be elected as aDemocrat fromMichigan's 2nd congressional district to the73rd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935. He was defeated by Michener in 1934.
Lehr was a delegate to the1936 Democratic National Convention and was a member of the Monroe Port Commission from 1936 to 1942. On July 2, 1936, he was appointed byPresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt to beUnited States Attorney for theEastern District of Michigan and served in that position until September 2, 1947. He resigned to devote his time as head of a fraternal beneficiary association in Detroit (The Maccabees), and was succeeded by his chief assistantThomas P. Thornton.[1][2]
John C. Lehr died in Monroe and was interred there inSt. Joseph Cemetery.
Lehr, 68, has been U. S. attorney for 11 years. He resigned to become the great commander of the Maccabees, fraternal insurance organization.
Lehr will retire Sept. 2 to head the Maccabees and the appointment of Thornton will follow almost immediately.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan 1933–1935 | Succeeded by |
