Guy Helvering | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| In office October 11, 1943 – July 4, 1946 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Richard Joseph Hopkins |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |
| In office June 6, 1933 – October 8, 1943 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Pressly R. Baldridge (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Hannegan |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Rollin R. Rees |
| Succeeded by | James G. Strong |
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| Born | Guy Tresillian Helvering (1878-01-10)January 10, 1878 Felicity, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1946(1946-07-04) (aged 68) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Kansas University of Michigan(LLB) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | Company M, 22nd Kansas Volunteer Infantry |
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Guy Tresillian Helvering (January 10, 1878 – July 4, 1946) was aUnited States representative fromKansas,Commissioner of Internal Revenue and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Born on January 10, 1878, inFelicity,Clermont County,Ohio, Helvering moved toKansas in 1887 with his parents, who settled inBeattie,Marshall County, Kansas. Helvering attended the public schools, then attended theUniversity of Kansas, before receiving aBachelor of Laws in 1906 from theUniversity of Michigan Law School. He served in theUnited States Army as a corporal in Company M of the 22nd Kansas Volunteer Infantry from May 12, 1898, to November 3, 1898, during theSpanish–American War. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice inMarysville, Kansas from 1906 to 1913. He was prosecutor for Marshall County from 1907 to 1911.[1][2]
Helvering was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1910 to the62nd United States Congress. He was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives of the63rd,64th and65th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1919. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the66th United States Congress.[1]
Helvering was a banker inSalina, Kansas from 1919 to 1926. He was the Mayor of Salina from 1926 to 1930. He was the Chairman of theKansas Democratic Party from 1930 to 1934. He was the highway director for the State of Kansas from 1931 to 1932. He was theCommissioner of Internal Revenue of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (now theInternal Revenue Service) in theUnited States Department of the Treasury from 1933 to 1943.[1][2]
Helvering was nominated by PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt on September 14, 1943, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas vacated by JudgeRichard Joseph Hopkins. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on September 28, 1943, and received his commission on October 11, 1943. His service terminated on July 4, 1946, due to his death inWashington, D.C.[2] He was interred in Marysville Cemetery in Marysville.[1]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Kansas 1943–1946 | Seat abolished |
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