Rush Limbaugh Sr.

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For Rush Limbaugh Sr.'s descendants, see Limbaugh family.
Rush Limbaugh Sr.
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the Cape Girardeau County district
In office
1931–1932
Personal details
Born Rush Hudson Limbaugh
(1891-09-27)September 27, 1891
Bollinger County, Missouri
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Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Beulah Maude Seebaugh
Alma mater University of Missouri
Occupation Jurist, lawyer, legislator, ambassador

Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. (September 27, 1891 – April 8, 1996) was an American jurist, legislator, and ambassador. His legal career spanned nearly 80 years, and he argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court, Internal Revenue Service Appellate Division, Interstate Commerce Commission, and National Labor Relations Board.

Biography

Early years

Limbaugh was born near Sedgewickville, Missouri, in Bollinger County, Missouri, the son of Susan Frances (Presnell) and Joseph Headley Limbaugh. He was of part German ancestry.[1] He was initially educated in a one-room schoolhouse near his family farm. In 1914, he entered the University of Missouri School of Law following his attendance at the University of Missouri, and although he did not complete law school, he was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1916.

Career

Limbaugh was the city attorney for Cape Girardeau, Missouri, from 1917 till 1919. He began to take an active interest in politics during this period and in 1919 was among those signing a convention call to establish a new progressive political organization, the Committee of 48.[2]

Limbaugh began his own law firm in 1923. He served as city counselor of Cape Girardeau from 1924 until 1930. He served in the Missouri State Legislature as a Republican from 1931 to 1932[3] and during his service advocated the consolidation of Missouri school districts and the formation of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.[citation needed]

Limbaugh was Chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (1954-1955) and President of the Missouri Bar (1955-1956).[4] He also served as an ambassador for the U.S. legal system to India during the 1950s. When he retired from his law practice at age 102, he was reportedly the oldest practicing attorney in the United States.[5]

In addition to his legal career, Limbaugh was active in civic affairs. He was involved in the early development of Southeast Missouri Hospital, was active with the Boy Scout movement and worked with the Salvation Army for nearly fifty years.[6]

Death and legacy

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Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. United States Courthouse in Cape Girardeau

Rush Limbaugh Sr. died on April 8, 1996. He was 104 years old at the time of his death.

Limbaugh's descendants include jurists Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr., Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., and grandsons[7] radio commentator Rush H. Limbaugh III and attorney and political commentator David Limbaugh.

In 2007, a new federal courthouse located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri was named after him.[8]

References

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  2. ↑ * The Committee of Forty-Eight: For a Conference of Americans Who are Equally Opposed to Reaction and Violent Revolution: Its Purposes — And the Reasons for It. New York: The Committee of Forty-Eight, n.d. [1919]; pg. 6.
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  7. ↑ Greg Sellnow, "My Brush with the Limbaugh Clan," Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin, July 28, 2011.
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