Jacob L. Milligan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri | |
| In office February 14, 1920 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua W. Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Henry F. Lawrence |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Henry F. Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | None (district dissolved) |
| Constituency | 3rd district (1923–1933) At-large (1933–1935) |
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| Born | (1889-03-09)March 9, 1889 Richmond, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1951(1951-03-09) (aged 62) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Celeste Fortenberry |
| Education | University of Missouri |
| Website | House website |
Jacob Le Roy Milligan (March 9, 1889 – March 9, 1951) was aUnited States Representative fromMissouri.
Born inRichmond, Missouri, Milligan attended the public schools and the law department of theUniversity of Missouri 1910-1914.
He was admitted to the bar in 1913 and commenced practice in Richmond, in 1914. DuringWorld War I, he enlisted in the Sixth Regiment, Missouri Infantry, on April 8, 1917. He served ascaptain of Company G, One Hundred and Fortieth Infantry Regiment, Thirty-fifth Division, from August 4, 1917, to May 15, 1919. He received thePurple Heart andSilver Star. He returned April 28, 1919.
Milligan was elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joshua W. Alexander and served from February 14, 1920, to March 3, 1921. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He later served as delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1928.
Milligan was elected to the Sixty-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1934 but was anunsuccessful candidate for nomination forUnited States Senator. He and fellow RepresentativeJohn J. Cochran were defeated byHarry S. Truman. Jacob Milligan's brotherMaurice M. Milligan challenged Truman in the Democratic primary for his reelection campaign in 1940.
Jacob Milligan resumed the practice of law and served as president of Kansas City Police Board from 1949 to 1950.
He died inKansas City, Missouri on his sixty-second birthday, March 9, 1951, and was interred in Fairview Cemetery,Liberty, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 3rd congressional district 1920-1921 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 3rd congressional district 1923-1933 | Succeeded by None (District dissolved) |
| Preceded by None (New district) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's at-large congressional district 1933-1935 | Succeeded by None (District dissolved) |
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