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James Robert Mann (Illinois politician)

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American politician and attorney (1856–1922)

This article is about the Illinois politician. For the South Carolina politician, seeJames Mann (South Carolina politician).

James Robert Mann


House Minority Leader
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Champ Clark
Succeeded by	Champ Clark
Leader of the House Republican Conference
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Joseph Gurney Cannon
Succeeded by	Frederick H. Gillett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois
In office March 4, 1897 – November 30, 1922
Preceded by	J. Frank Aldrich
Succeeded by	Morton D. Hull
Constituency	1st district (1897–1903) 2nd district (1903–22)
Chicago Alderman from the 32nd Ward
In office 1892–1896

Personal details
Born	(1856-10-20)October 20, 1856 Bloomington, Illinois, US
Died	November 30, 1922(1922-11-30) (aged 66) Washington, D.C., US
Resting place	Oak Woods Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Illinois Union College of Law

James Robert Mann (October 20, 1856 – November 30, 1922) was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromIllinois from 1897 to 1922. He was a member of theRepublican Party, and served asHouse Minority Leader from 1911 to 1919.^[1]

Early life and education

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James Robert Mann was born nearBloomington,McLean County, Illinois, on October 20, 1856. His older brother was Frank Irving Mann (1854–1937) farmer, editor of the Prairie Farmer news publication, and author of The Farmers Creed.

Mann attendedUniversity of Illinois and graduated in 1876. He graduated fromUnion College of Law in 1881 and became a lawyer inChicago. Mann held several local political offices before serving in the House of Representatives.

Career

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He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1881 and commenced his practice in Chicago. He held several local offices before being elected as a congressman:

Member of theOakland Board of Education in Chicago (1887)
Attorney forHyde Park and the South Park commissioners of Chicago
Chairman of the Illinois State Republican convention (1894)
Member of theCity Council of Chicago (1892–1896)
Master inchancery of theSuperior Court of Cook County
Chairman of the Republican county conventions at Chicago (1895, 1902)
Elected as Republican (1896) to the 55th Congress with 13 successive terms^[2]

Service in the House

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Chairman, Committee on Elections No. 1 (58th–60th Congresses)
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (61st Congress)
Committee on Women Suffrage (66th Congress)
Minority Leader (62nd–65th Congresses)

Notable legislation

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James Mann (right) with Speaker of the HouseChamp Clark.
1911–1919

Congressman Mann was one of the sponsors of theMann-Elkins Act, which gave more power to theInterstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad rates. He is probably best known for his authorship of theMann Act of 1910, which was a reaction to the "white slavery" issue and prohibited transportation of women between states for purposes ofprostitution. He introduced legislation that became thePure Food and Drugs Act of 1906.

He was considered to be a leader in the cause of amending theUnited States Constitution to grantsuffrage to women. However, he was quoted as saying, "'They should have been at home where they belonged,' referring to the women in the pageant."^[3] He was a leading opponent of theHarrison Narcotics Tax Act andProhibition, despite the popularity of such legislation amongst his fellow Midwestern progressives.

Death

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Mann died inWashington, D.C., ofpneumonia on November 30, 1922, at age 66 before the close of the67th United States Congress.^[1] He was interred inOak Woods Cemetery in Chicago.

Electoral history

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Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1896^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Robert Mann	51,582	68.17
	Democratic	James H. Teller	23,123	30.56
	Populist	Benjamin J. Werthermer	957	1.27
Total votes			75,662	100.0

Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1898^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Robert Mann (incumbent)	37,506	63.22
	Democratic	Rollin B. Organ	20,424	34.43
	Socialist Labor	Bernard Berlyn	568	0.96
	Prohibition	Theodore L. Neff	424	0.72
	Populist	James Hogan	404	0.68
Total votes			59,326	100.0

Illinois's 1st congressional district general election, 1900^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Robert Mann (incumbent)	52,775	63.02
	Democratic	Leon Hornstein	28,858	34.46
	Social Democratic	William H. Collins	1,208	1.44
	Prohibition	William P. Ferguson	899	1.07
Total votes			83,740	100.0

References

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^^a ^b"James R. Mann Dies in Washington Home After Week's Illness, Ending in Pneumonia".The New York Times. Washington. December 1, 1922. p. 1. RetrievedJune 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Representative James R. Mann of Illinois, for nearly twenty-six years a member of the House, and during most of that time a leader of the Republican Party, died at his home here at 11:15 o'clock tonight.
^"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903".GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 20. RetrievedJuly 2, 2023.
^"Suffragists Lose Fight in the House".The New York Times. Washington. January 13, 1915. pp. 1,4. RetrievedJune 14, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.
^"IL District 1".Our Campaigns. RetrievedOctober 13, 2022.
^"IL District 1".Our Campaigns. RetrievedOctober 13, 2022.
^"Downloadable Vote Totals".Illinois State Board of Elections. RetrievedOctober 13, 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}
^"IL District 1".Our Campaigns. RetrievedOctober 13, 2022.

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Preceded by J. Frank Aldrich	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 1st congressional district 1897–1903	Succeeded by Martin Emerich
Preceded by John J. Feely	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 2nd congressional district 1903–1922	Succeeded by Morton D. Hull

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55th	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Mason (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌J. Baker (D) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌E. Cooke (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌W. Reeves (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. White (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌H. Belknap (R) ▌A. Hunter (D) ▌J. Campbell (D) ▌W. Hinrichsen (D) ▌T. Jett (D) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌D. Mills (R) ▌H. Boutell (R)
56th	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Mason (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌J. Williams (D) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌W. Reeves (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌T. Jett (D) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌J. Crowley (D) ▌T. Cusack (D) ▌G. Foster (D) ▌E. Noonan (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌W. Williams (D)
57th	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Mason (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌J. Williams (D) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌W. Reeves (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌T. Jett (D) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌J. Crowley (D) ▌G. Foster (D) ▌J. Feely (D) ▌F. Kern (D) ▌W. Mahoney (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌J. R. Mickey (D) ▌T. Selby (D)
58th	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌A. Hopkins (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌J. Williams (D) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌J. Crowley (D) ▌G. Foster (D) ▌W. Mahoney (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Emerich (D) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌P. Knopf (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R)
59th	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌A. Hopkins (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌P. Knopf (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌P. Chapman (R) ▌F. Dickson (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. McGavin (R) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌A. Michalek (R) ▌Z. Rives (R) ▌C. Wharton (R) ▌J. McKinney (R) ▌F. Lowden (R)
60th	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌A. Hopkins (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌P. Knopf (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌P. Chapman (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. McGavin (R) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌J. McKinney (R) ▌F. Lowden (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌J. McDermott (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌N. Thistlewood (R)
61st	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Lorimer (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌H. Snapp (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌P. Chapman (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌J. McKinney (R) ▌F. Lowden (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌J. McDermott (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌N. Thistlewood (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. Graham (D) ▌F. Lundin (R) ▌W. Moxley (R)
62nd	Senate:▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Lorimer (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌J. McKinney (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌J. McDermott (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌N. Thistlewood (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. Graham (D) ▌F. Buchanan (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌L. Evans (D) ▌H. R. Fowler (D) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌E. Stack (D) ▌C. Stone (D)
63rd	Senate:▌J. H. Lewis (D) · ▌L. Sherman (R)	House: ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌J. McDermott (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. Graham (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌F. Buchanan (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌H. R. Fowler (D) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌C. Stone (D) ▌W. Williams (D) ▌W. Baltz (D) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌C. Borchers (D) ▌L. FitzHenry (D) ▌G. Gorman (D) ▌R. Hill (D) ▌W. Hinebaugh (P) ▌S. Hoxworth (D) ▌F. O'Hair (D) ▌L. Stringer (D) ▌C. Tavenner (D) ▌C. Thomson (P)
64th	Senate:▌J. H. Lewis (D) · ▌L. Sherman (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌J. McDermott (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌F. Buchanan (D) ▌I. Copley (P) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌C. Stone (D) ▌W. Williams (D) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌C. Tavenner (D) ▌B. Chiperfield (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌L. Wheeler (R) ▌T. Williams (R)
65th	Senate:▌J. H. Lewis (D) · ▌L. Sherman (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌L. Wheeler (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌W. Graham (R) ▌C. Ireland (R) ▌N. Juul (R) ▌C. Martin (D) ▌J. M. McCormick (R) ▌J. Rainey (D)
66th	Senate:▌L. Sherman (R) · ▌M. McCormick (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌L. Wheeler (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌W. Graham (R) ▌C. Ireland (R) ▌N. Juul (R) ▌J. Rainey (D) ▌E. Brooks (R) ▌C. Chindblom (R) ▌F. Smith (R) ▌R. Yates Jr. (R)
67th	Senate:▌M. McCormick (R) · ▌W. McKinley (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌L. Wheeler (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌W. Graham (R) ▌C. Ireland (R) ▌J. Rainey (D) ▌E. Brooks (R) ▌C. Chindblom (R) ▌R. Yates Jr. (R) ▌F. Funk (R) ▌J. Gorman (R) ▌S. Kunz (D) ▌M. A. Michaelson (R) ▌A. Moore (R) ▌G. Shaw (R) ▌E. Sproul (R) ▌W. Mason Huck (R)