Mell G. Underwood | |
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 Underwood in 1923 | |
| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| In office December 31, 1965 – March 8, 1972 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| In office 1953–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Reasoner Nevin |
| Succeeded by | Carl Andrew Weinman |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| In office February 12, 1936 – December 31, 1965 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Benson W. Hough |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Peter Kinneary |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – April 10, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin D. Ricketts |
| Succeeded by | Peter Francis Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mell Gilbert Underwood (1892-01-30)January 30, 1892 Rose Farm, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1972(1972-03-08) (aged 80) New Lexington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Ohio State University Moritz College of Law read law |
Mell Gilbert Underwood (January 30, 1892 – March 8, 1972) was an American educator and lawyer who served as aUnited States representative fromOhio and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Born atRose Farm in ruralMorgan County, Ohio, Underwood attended thepublic schools. He was graduated from theNew Lexington High School in 1911. He taught in the public schools ofNew Lexington for several years. Underwood studied at theOhio State University Moritz College of Law at Columbus, and thenread law to be admitted to the bar in 1915. He entered private practice in New Lexington from 1915 to 1923. He was a prosecuting attorney ofPerry County, Ohio from 1917 to 1921.[1][2]
Underwood was an unsuccessfulDemocratic candidate for election in 1920 to the67th United States Congress. Eventually elected as a Democrat to theUnited States House of Representatives of the68th United States Congress and the six succeeding Congresses, he served from March 4, 1923, to April 10, 1936. He was Chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions for the72nd through the74th United States Congresses.[1]
On January 27, 1936, Underwood was nominated by PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio vacated by JudgeBenson W. Hough. Underwood was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on February 4, 1936, and received his commission on February 12, 1936. He served as Chief Judge from 1953 to 1962, assumingsenior status on December 31, 1965.
Underwood served in that capacity until his death on March 8, 1972, on his farm near New Lexington and was buried nearby in Maplewood Cemetery.[1][2]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1936–1965 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1953–1962 | Succeeded by |
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