Charles Henry Sloan
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Charles Henry Sloan was a Nebraska
Republican politician.
Born in Monticello, Iowa
on May 2, 1863, he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College (now Iowa State University
) at Ames, Iowa
in 1884. He moved to Fairmont, Nebraska
and became the city schools superintendent from 1884 to 1887. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He started practice in Fairmont but then moved to Geneva, Nebraska
in 1891. He became the director of the Geneva State Bank and then the prosecuting attorney of Fillmore County
from 1890 to 1894.
He was elected to the state senate from 1894 to 1896. He was the chairman of the Republican State convention in 1903. Then he was elected to the sixty-second congress and the three succeeding congress as a republican (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1919). He didn't run in 1918, but ran again for the 71st congress and won, serving from March 4, 1929 to March 3, 1931 . He ran and lost in 1930, resuming practice of law in Geneva. He also did some banking. He died in Geneva on June 2, 1946, and is buried in the Geneva Cemetery.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
Republican politician.
Born in Monticello, Iowa
Monticello, Iowa
Monticello is a city in Jones County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,796. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Monticello is located at...
on May 2, 1863, he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College (now Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
) at Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...
in 1884. He moved to Fairmont, Nebraska
Fairmont, Nebraska
Fairmont is a village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 560 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Fairmont is located at ....
and became the city schools superintendent from 1884 to 1887. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He started practice in Fairmont but then moved to Geneva, Nebraska
Geneva, Nebraska
Geneva is a city in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fillmore County.-Geography:Geneva is located at ....
in 1891. He became the director of the Geneva State Bank and then the prosecuting attorney of Fillmore County
Fillmore County, Nebraska
-Hunting:Fillmore is popular with hunters of pheasant, deer, Canada goose and other popular game animals.-Organizations:Fillmore County is home to a nonprofit organization which promotes education and the development of habitat for butterflies in Nebraska....
from 1890 to 1894.
He was elected to the state senate from 1894 to 1896. He was the chairman of the Republican State convention in 1903. Then he was elected to the sixty-second congress and the three succeeding congress as a republican (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1919). He didn't run in 1918, but ran again for the 71st congress and won, serving from March 4, 1929 to March 3, 1931 . He ran and lost in 1930, resuming practice of law in Geneva. He also did some banking. He died in Geneva on June 2, 1946, and is buried in the Geneva Cemetery.