Arthur M. Free
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Arthur Monroe Free was a United States Representative from California
. He was born in San Jose, California
. He attended the public schools of Santa Clara
and the University of the Pacific. He graduated from Stanford University
in 1901 and from its law department in 1903. He was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in San Jose. He moved to moved to Mountain View and was city attorney from 1904-1910. He was the District Attorney
of Santa Clara County from 1907-1919. He voluntarily retired and resumed the practice of law at San Jose.
Free was a delegate to the Republican
State conventions in 1914 and from 1920 to 1936. He was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in San Jose, California where he died in 1953. He was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He was born in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. He attended the public schools of Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
and the University of the Pacific. He graduated from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1901 and from its law department in 1903. He was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in San Jose. He moved to moved to Mountain View and was city attorney from 1904-1910. He was the District Attorney
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
of Santa Clara County from 1907-1919. He voluntarily retired and resumed the practice of law at San Jose.
Free was a delegate to the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
State conventions in 1914 and from 1920 to 1936. He was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in San Jose, California where he died in 1953. He was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park.