Niels Juul
Niels Juul (April 27, 1859 – December 4, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. [1]
Biography
Born Denmark at Randers in Midtjylland, Denmark. Juul attended the Real School, Randers, Denmark. He emigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago, Illinois, in 1880. He engaged in the publishing business. He studied law, and graduated from the law department of Lake Forest University in 1898. He was admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Chicago.
He was an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1892. He served as a member of the State senate from 1898 to 1914. He served as assistant attorney of the Sanitary District of Chicago from 1907 to 1911. Juul was elected as a Republican from Illinois's 7th congressional district to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920.[2][3]
He was appointed by President Warren G. Harding United States Collector of Customs for the Port of Chicago on January 1, 1921, and served until December 31, 1922, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law until his death in Chicago, on December 4, 1929.
Personal life
Niels Juul was married to Hulda E Risberg Juul (1858-1897). They were the parents of three children including Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coach Herb Juul. Niels Juul died during 1929 and was interred in Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago.
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Related Reading
- Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013) The Almanac of American Politics 2014 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press) ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4
Note
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th congressional district 1917-1921 |
Succeeded by M. Alfred Michaelson |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1859 births
- 1929 deaths
- Danish emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from Chicago, Illinois
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
- Illinois Republicans
- Illinois State Senators
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
