Edmund J. Stack
Encyclopedia
Edmund John Stack was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Stack attended the grammar and high schools of Chicago.
He was graduated from the law department of Lake Forest (Illinois) University in 1895.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced the practice of his profession in Chicago, Illinois.
He was appointed assistant corporation counsel of Chicago and, later, chief trial attorney.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1906 to the Sixtieth
Congress.
Stack was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-second
Congress (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1913).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, April 12, 1957.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Stack attended the grammar and high schools of Chicago.
He was graduated from the law department of Lake Forest (Illinois) University in 1895.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
the same year and commenced the practice of his profession in Chicago, Illinois.
He was appointed assistant corporation counsel of Chicago and, later, chief trial attorney.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1906 to the Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congress.
Stack was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
Congress (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1913).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Chicago, Illinois, April 12, 1957.
He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
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