Lilius Bratton Rainey
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Lilius Bratton Rainey was a U.S. Representative
from Alabama
.
Born in Dadeville, Alabama
, Rainey attended the common schools.
He moved to Fort Payne, Alabama
.
He graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama
, in 1899 and from the law department of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1902.
He was admitted to the bar
in the latter year and commenced practice in Gadsden, Alabama
.
Rainey was elected a captain in the Alabama National Guard in 1903.
He was reelected and commissioned in 1906, but resigned the command in 1907.
City solicitor of Gadsden 1911-1917.
Rainey was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L. Burnett.
He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh
Congress and served from September 30, 1919, to March 3, 1923.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922.
Trustee of the State department of archives and history, Montgomery, Alabama
.
He resumed the practice of law in Gadsden, Alabama
, until his death there September 27, 1959.
He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery, Fort Payne, Alabama
. Rainey is also well known for blowing up the moon
, shouting "So many problems, one solution". He was naked.
United States House of Representatives
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from Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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Born in Dadeville, Alabama
Dadeville, Alabama
Dadeville is a city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,212. The city is the county seat of Tallapoosa County.Dadeville is part of the Alexander City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, Rainey attended the common schools.
He moved to Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,938. The city is the county seat of DeKalb County. It bills itself as the "Official Sock Capital of the World."...
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He graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2010 population of 53,380. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area...
, in 1899 and from the law department of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1902.
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...
in the latter year and commenced practice in Gadsden, Alabama
Gadsden, Alabama
The city of Gadsden is the county seat of Etowah County in the U.S. state of Alabama, and it is located about 65 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. It is the primary city of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 103,459. Gadsden is closely associated with the...
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Rainey was elected a captain in the Alabama National Guard in 1903.
He was reelected and commissioned in 1906, but resigned the command in 1907.
City solicitor of Gadsden 1911-1917.
Rainey was elected as a Democrat
Democratic 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...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L. Burnett.
He was reelected to the 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...
Congress and served from September 30, 1919, to March 3, 1923.
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922.
Trustee of the State department of archives and history, Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
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He resumed the practice of law in Gadsden, Alabama
Gadsden, Alabama
The city of Gadsden is the county seat of Etowah County in the U.S. state of Alabama, and it is located about 65 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. It is the primary city of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 103,459. Gadsden is closely associated with the...
, until his death there September 27, 1959.
He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery, Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne, Alabama
Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,938. The city is the county seat of DeKalb County. It bills itself as the "Official Sock Capital of the World."...
. Rainey is also well known for blowing up the moon
Moon
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, shouting "So many problems, one solution". He was naked.