James Robert Claiborne
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James Robert Claiborne was an American
lawyer and politician from St. Louis, Missouri
. He represented Missouri
in the U.S. House
from 1933 until 1937.
Claiborne was born in St. Louis, attended the public schools and was graduated from the law
department of the University of Missouri
at Columbia
in 1907. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in St. Louis. He lectured in the law school at St. Louis University for several years. He was unsuccessful candidate for judge
of the circuit court of the eighth judicial district in 1924; elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936; engaged in the practice of law in St. Louis until his death in 1944, and is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery
there.
United States
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lawyer and politician from St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. He represented Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in the U.S. House
United States House of Representatives
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from 1933 until 1937.
Claiborne was born in St. Louis, attended the public schools and was graduated from the law
Law
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department of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
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at Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
in 1907. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in St. Louis. He lectured in the law school at St. Louis University for several years. He was unsuccessful candidate for judge
Judge
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of the circuit court of the eighth judicial district in 1924; elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936; engaged in the practice of law in St. Louis until his death in 1944, and is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery may refer to:in the United States* Oak Grove Cemetery Historic Section, listed on the NRHP in Conway, Arkansas* Oak Grove Cemetery , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Prairie County, Arkansas...
there.