James D. Post
James Douglass Post | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
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Preceded by | J. Warren Keifer |
Succeeded by | Simeon D. Fess |
Personal details | |
Born | Milledgeville, Ohio |
November 25, 1863
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Washington Court House, Ohio |
Resting place | Washington Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | National Normal University |
James Douglass Post (November 25, 1863 – April 1, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Milledgeville, Ohio, Post attended the common schools and was graduated from the National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, in 1882. He engaged in teaching for five years, after which he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced practice at Washington Court House, Ohio.
Post was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1915). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 during the Sixty-third Congress, but he was not a candidate for renomination in 1914.
He resumed the practice of law at Washington Court House, and died there April 1, 1921, after which he was interred in Washington Cemetery.
Source
- James D. Post at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- James D. Post at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th congressional district March 4, 1911–March 3, 1915 |
Succeeded by Simeon D. Fess |
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