Leonard S. Echols
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Leonard Sidney Echols was an American
politician who represented West Virginia
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1919-1923.
Echols was born in Madison, West Virginia
. He attended the public schools. He was graduated from the commercial department of the University of Kentucky
at Lexington in 1894, from the Concord State Normal School, Athens, West Virginia
in 1898, and from the law department of the Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tennessee
in 1900. After all his formal education, he was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
in 1903.
Echols was the prosecuting attorney of Mason County, West Virginia
1904-1909 and assistant state tax commissioner for West Virginia 1909-1919. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923). While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Navy (Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress and for election in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.
After leaving Congress, Echols served as a member of the committee on appeals and review of the United States Treasury Department from May 1, 1923, to September 15, 1924. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1924 and the postmaster at Charleston, West Virginia
1925-1928. He resumed the practice of law and served as Referee in Bankruptcy
and as special master in the United States District Court, Charleston, West Virginia. He died in Charleston, West Virginin in 1946 and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, West Virginia
.
United States
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politician who represented West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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from 1919-1923.
Echols was born in Madison, West Virginia
Madison, West Virginia
Madison is a city in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,076 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Boone County.-History:...
. He attended the public schools. He was graduated from the commercial department of the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
at Lexington in 1894, from the Concord State Normal School, Athens, West Virginia
Athens, West Virginia
Athens is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,102 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578. It is the home of Concord University.-History:...
in 1898, and from the law department of the Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tennessee
Huntingdon, Tennessee
Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,349 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.-Geography:Huntingdon is located at ....
in 1900. After all his formal education, he was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census...
in 1903.
Echols was the prosecuting attorney of Mason County, West Virginia
Mason County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,957 people, 10,587 households, and 7,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 12,056 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
1904-1909 and assistant state tax commissioner for West Virginia 1909-1919. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923). While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Navy (Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress and for election in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.
After leaving Congress, Echols served as a member of the committee on appeals and review of the United States Treasury Department from May 1, 1923, to September 15, 1924. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1924 and the postmaster at Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
1925-1928. He resumed the practice of law and served as Referee in Bankruptcy
Referee in Bankruptcy
A Referee in Bankruptcy or Bankruptcy Referee is a federal official with quasi-judicial powers, appointed by a United States district court to administer bankruptcy proceedings...
and as special master in the United States District Court, Charleston, West Virginia. He died in Charleston, West Virginin in 1946 and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, West Virginia
South Charleston, West Virginia
South Charleston is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 13,450 at the 2010 census. South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1919 by special charter enacted by the West Virginia Legislature...
.