Sidney C. Roach
Encyclopedia
Sidney Crain Roach was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
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Born at Linn Creek, Missouri
, Roach attended the public schools and the St. Louis Law School (now Washington University) in St. Louis.
He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice at Linn Creek, Missouri
.
He served as prosecuting attorney for Camden County 1898-1909.
He served as member of the board of directors of the National Bank of Linn Creek 1900-1924.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1909-1913.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912.
Roach was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1925).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Sixty-eighth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, December 27, 1924, and resumed the practice of law.
He died at Kansas City, Missouri
, June 29, 1934.
He was interred in Roach Cemetery near Roach, Missouri
.
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 at Linn Creek, Missouri
Linn Creek, Missouri
Linn Creek is a city in Camden County, Missouri, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Linn Creek is located at ....
, Roach attended the public schools and the St. Louis Law School (now Washington University) in St. Louis.
He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice at Linn Creek, Missouri
Linn Creek, Missouri
Linn Creek is a city in Camden County, Missouri, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Linn Creek is located at ....
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He served as prosecuting attorney for Camden County 1898-1909.
He served as member of the board of directors of the National Bank of Linn Creek 1900-1924.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1909-1913.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912.
Roach 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-seventh and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1925).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Sixty-eighth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, December 27, 1924, and resumed the practice of law.
He died at Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, June 29, 1934.
He was interred in Roach Cemetery near Roach, Missouri
Roach, Missouri
Roach is an unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States. It is located north of U.S. Route 54 on Missouri Supplemental Route AA about five miles west of Camdenton...
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