Montague Lessler
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Montague Lessler was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in New York City, Lessler attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1889 and later from the Columbia Law School
.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1891 and commenced the practice of his profession in New York City.
Lessler was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-seventh
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nicholas Muller and served from January 7, 1902, to March 3, 1903.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City until his death there on February 17, 1938.
He remains were cremated.
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 New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in New York City, Lessler attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1889 and later from the Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
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He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1891 and commenced the practice of his profession in New York City.
Lessler 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 Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nicholas Muller and served from January 7, 1902, to March 3, 1903.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City until his death there on February 17, 1938.
He remains were cremated.