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James Z. Spearing | |
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.jpg) Spearing in 1924 | |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office April 22, 1924 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Garland Dupré |
| Succeeded by | Paul H. Maloney |
| Member of theOrleans Parish School Board | |
| In office 1908–1912 | |
| In office 1916–1920 | |
| Member of the Louisiana State Board of Education | |
| In office 1912–1916 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Zacharie Spearing (1864-04-23)April 23, 1864 Alto, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1942(1942-11-02) (aged 78) New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Metairie Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Tulane University Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
James Zacharie Spearing (April 23, 1864 – November 2, 1942) was an American attorney and politician, who served as aU.S. Representative fromLouisiana's 2nd congressional district from 1924 to 1931.
Born inAlto inCherokee County,Texas,[1] Spearing moved with his parents in 1866 toNew Orleans, where he attendedpublic schools. He left school and went to work in 1877. In 1886, he obtained a degree fromTulane University School of Law in New Orleans. That same year, he was admitted to the bar and began his legal practice in New Orleans.
He served as member of theOrleans Parish School Board from 1908 to 1912 and again from 1916 to 1920 and as president in 1919 and 1920. Between the parish school board terms, he was a member of the Louisiana State Board of Education from 1912 to 1916. He was an alternate delegate to the1912 Democratic National Convention, which nominated theWilson-Marshallticket, which handily won theelectoral votes of Louisiana.
Spearing was elected to the Sixty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofH. Garland Dupré. He was reelected to the69th,70th, and71st Congress and served from April 22, 1924, to March 3, 1931. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1930. Thereafter, he resumed the practice of law in New Orleans, where he died and is interred atMetairie Cemetery in New Orleans.[2]
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district 1924–1931 | Succeeded by |
