Isaac V. McPherson
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Isaac Vanbert Mcpherson was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born near Rome, Missouri, Mcpherson moved to Bradleyville, Missouri
, with his parents.
He attended the graded schools, Springfield (Missouri) High School, and Marionville (Missouri) College.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Missouri
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Lawrence County in 1901 and 1902.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1903 and 1904.
He was appointed postmaster at Aurora, Missouri
, in 1905 and served until 1912.
He continued the practice of law in Aurora, Missouri
.
Mcpherson 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 renomination in 1922.
He was appointed as assistant counsel in the legal department of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation in 1923 and served in that capacity until his death in Aurora, Missouri
, October 31, 1931.
He was interred in Maple Park Cemetery.
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 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...
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Born near Rome, Missouri, Mcpherson moved to Bradleyville, Missouri
Bradleyville, Missouri
Bradleyville is an unincorporated community in northern Taney County, Missouri, United States. It is located at the intersection of Route 76 and Route 125....
, with his parents.
He attended the graded schools, Springfield (Missouri) High School, and Marionville (Missouri) College.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Missouri
Mount Vernon, Missouri
Mount Vernon is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,017 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County. It is regionally known for its annual Apple butter Makin' Days festival in October. The high school's athletic teams are known as the...
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Lawrence County in 1901 and 1902.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1903 and 1904.
He was appointed postmaster at Aurora, Missouri
Aurora, Missouri
Aurora is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census.-History:Between 1911 and 1920, the virulently Anti-Catholic newspaper The Menace was published in Aurora by W. F Phelps and Earl McClure...
, in 1905 and served until 1912.
He continued the practice of law in Aurora, Missouri
Aurora, Missouri
Aurora is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census.-History:Between 1911 and 1920, the virulently Anti-Catholic newspaper The Menace was published in Aurora by W. F Phelps and Earl McClure...
.
Mcpherson 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-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
He was appointed as assistant counsel in the legal department of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation in 1923 and served in that capacity until his death in Aurora, Missouri
Aurora, Missouri
Aurora is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census.-History:Between 1911 and 1920, the virulently Anti-Catholic newspaper The Menace was published in Aurora by W. F Phelps and Earl McClure...
, October 31, 1931.
He was interred in Maple Park Cemetery.