Rollin R. Rees | |
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.jpg) Salina Semi-Weekly Journal (Salina, Kansas), October 14, 1910 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Calderhead |
| Succeeded by | Guy T. Helvering |
| Member of theKansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1899-1903 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1865-01-10)January 10, 1865 |
| Died | May 30, 1935(1935-05-30) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Republican |
Rollin Raymond Rees (January 10, 1865 – May 30, 1935) was aU.S. Representative fromKansas.
Born inCamden, Ohio, Rees moved with his parents toOttawa County, Kansas, in 1867. He attended the public schools and graduated from the agricultural college atManhattan, Kansas, in 1885. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice inMinneapolis, Kansas. He served as the prosecuting attorney of Ottawa County 1895–1899, as a member of the State house of representatives 1899–1903, and as judge of the thirtieth judicial district 1903–1910. He resigned to become a candidate for Congress.
Rees was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to theSixty-third Congress, and afterwards resumed the practice of law inMinneapolis, Kansas. He moved to California and engaged in banking and ranching.
Rees died inAnaheim, California on May 30, 1935, and was interred in Fairhaven Cemetery,Orange, California.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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