Oscar R. Luhring
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Oscar Raymond Luhring was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Haubstadt, Indiana
, Luhring attended the public schools.
He was graduated in law from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1900.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Evansville, Indiana
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1903 and 1904.
Deputy prosecuting attorney of the same circuit 1908-1912.
Luhring was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-sixth
and Sixty-seventh
Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth
Congress.
He served as special assistant to the Secretary of Labor 1923-1925.
He was appointed by President Coolidge to be Assistant Attorney General of the United States on September 9, 1925.
He was appointed by President Hoover as an associate justice of the supreme court for the District of Columbia (now United States District Court) on July 3, 1930, and served until his death in Washington, D.C.
, August 20, 1944.
He was interred in the Abbey Mausoleum, adjoining Arlington National Cemetery.
He was reinterred in National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia
.
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 Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Haubstadt, Indiana
Haubstadt, Indiana
Haubstadt is a town in Johnson Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Haubstadt is located at ....
, Luhring attended the public schools.
He was graduated in law from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1900.
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 practice in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1903 and 1904.
Deputy prosecuting attorney of the same circuit 1908-1912.
Luhring was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
and Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress.
He served as special assistant to the Secretary of Labor 1923-1925.
He was appointed by President Coolidge to be Assistant Attorney General of the United States on September 9, 1925.
He was appointed by President Hoover as an associate justice of the supreme court for the District of Columbia (now United States District Court) on July 3, 1930, and served until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, August 20, 1944.
He was interred in the Abbey Mausoleum, adjoining Arlington National Cemetery.
He was reinterred in National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia
The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...
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