Milton Andrew Romjue | |
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 Romjue circa 1917 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | James Tilghman Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Frank C. Millspaugh |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Frank C. Millspaugh |
| Succeeded by | Samuel W. Arnold |
| Constituency | 1st district (1923–33) At-large (1933–35) 1st district (1935–43) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1874-12-05)December 5, 1874 |
| Died | January 23, 1968(1968-01-23) (aged 93) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Ann "Maude" Nickell (Thompson) Romjue (1880–1963) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Lawyer, career politician. |
Milton Andrew Romjue (December 5, 1874 – January 23, 1968) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Congressman Romjue was born to Andrew Jackson Romjue (1840–1904) and Susan E. (Roan) Romjue (1843–1931) on December 5, 1874, nearLove Lake,Macon County, Missouri. He attended Macon County rural schools and the Missouri State Normal School in Kirksville (now known asTruman State University) before being admitted to theUniversity of Missouri, where he graduated from the law department in 1904. He married Maude Nickell Thompson on July 11, 1900. They had one child, a son, Lawson, born in 1907. Lawson followed in his father's footsteps to the University of Missouri to become an attorney and served in private practice for many decades.
Mr. Romjue wasadmitted to the Missouribar in 1904 and immediately began a practice inMacon, Missouri. Early work included serving as city attorney forHigbee, Missouri, in 1904 and 1905, then judge of the Macon County probate court from 1907 to 1915. Active in Missouri politics since his college years, Romjue won his party's nomination, then the general election in 1916 as aDemocrat to theSixty-fifth andSixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to theSixty-seventh Congress. Congressman Romjue returned to private practice for the next two years until being elected to theSixty-eighth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1943). Congressional career highlights include serving as chairman of theCommittee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Seventy-sixth andSeventy-seventh Congresses) where he was able to help shape needed reforms and modernization to the U.S. Postal Service. While serving as a delegate to the 1928 Democratic National Convention, Congressman Romjue became friends with future PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt, and could always be counted on as a strong supporter of FDR'sNew Deal legislation in the 1930s—especially Social Security, help for farmers, and wounded military veterans. The congressman also worked closely with other Missouri politicians to secure for the state military bases likeFort Leonard Wood andCamp Crowder as America geared up for World War II.
Failing to win re-election in 1942 to theSeventy-eighth Congress, Romjue returned to Macon County where he resumed the practice of law and also engaged in farming and livestock production. Congressman Romjue died January 23, 1968, inMacon, Missouri, and was interred in that city's Oakwood Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | District abolished |
| New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's at-large congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | District abolished |
| New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 | Succeeded by |
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| Note | *Name shortened fromReform in the Civil Service toCivil Service in 1925. | |
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