Charles Lemuel Kagey | |
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| United States Minister to Finland | |
| In office October 8, 1921 – March 24, 1925 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Alexander R. Magruder |
| Succeeded by | Alfred J. Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1876-12-22)December 22, 1876 Rude's Hill, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 13, 1941(1941-10-13) (aged 64) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Charles Lemuel Kagey (December 22, 1876 – October 13, 1941) was an American lawyer and diplomat from Kansas.
Kagey was born on December 22, 1876, in the Kagey homestead nearRude's Hill, Virginia, on theShenandoah River. He was the son of John Henry Kagey and Emma Fultz.[1] John was a farmer who received a commission in theConfederate Army during theAmerican Civil War.[2]
Kagey attended the Polytechnic Institute inNew Market. He then went to theUniversity of Virginia inCharlottesville, graduating from there with a law degree in 1898. He then moved toKansas and began practicing law inHays City. In 1899, he was appointedcounty attorney ofLogan County. He then spent two years inRussell Springs. In 1901, he moved toBeloit and began practicing law there. In 1904, he formed the law firm Kagey & Anderson, which practiced all over the state, served as the local attorneys forUnion Pacific Railroad andMissouri Pacific Railroad, and was general counsel for the Scott City Northern Railway Company. He was an active member of theRepublican Party and was considered as a possible Republican candidate forKansas Attorney General in the 1910 election but he declined to be a candidate.[2]
In 1921, President Hoover nominated Kagey asAmerican Minister to Finland.[3] He resigned as Minister in 1925[4] and returned to Beloit. In 1931, he moved toWichita[5] and became a member of the law firm Kagey, Black & Kagey.[6]
In 1901, Kagey married Phebe M. Wanzer of Russell Springs. They had one son, Lloyd M. He was vice-president of theAmerican Bar Association, president of theKansas Bar Association, and a director of theKansas Historical Society.[1] He was a member of theAcademy of Political Science, theNational Geographic Society, theAmerican Society for the Judicial Settlement of International Disputes, theKnights of Pythias, theIndependent Order of Odd Fellows, theElks, theFreemasons, theKnights Templar, and theShriners.[2]
Kagey died on October 13, 1941, in Wichita.[5]
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