Thomas L. Rubey
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Thomas Lewis Rubey was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Lebanon, Missouri
, Rubey attended the common schools. He graduated from the University of Missouri
in Columbia, Missouri
in 1885 and served as Superintendent of schools of Lebanon from 1886 to 1891. Rubey served as member of the state House of Representatives in 1891 and 1892, and was a teacher at the Missouri School of Mines from 1891 to 1898, before he moved to La Plata, Missouri
in 1898 and organized a bank.
Rubey served in the State Senate from 1901 to 1903 and was elected president of the senate in 1903. Upon the resignation of Lt. Gov. John A. Lee in that year Rubey became Lieutenant Governor, serving in that capacity until 1905. He returned to Lebanon in 1905 and engaged in banking, serving as president of the State Bank there from 1914 until his death.
Rubey was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.
Rubey was elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses and served from March 4, 1923, until his death in Lebanon in 1928. He was interred in Lebanon 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 in Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon is a city in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. The estimated population in July 2009 was 14,292. The population was 12,155 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laclede County. The Lebanon Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Laclede County.-Geography:Lebanon is located at...
, Rubey attended the common schools. He graduated from the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
in 1885 and served as Superintendent of schools of Lebanon from 1886 to 1891. Rubey served as member of the state House of Representatives in 1891 and 1892, and was a teacher at the Missouri School of Mines from 1891 to 1898, before he moved to La Plata, Missouri
La Plata, Missouri
La Plata is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,366 at the 2010 census.-History:On March 17, 1827, Drury Davis established a trading post about a half-mile west of what would become La Plata. The town would develop as the intersection of north and south stagecoach...
in 1898 and organized a bank.
Rubey served in the State Senate from 1901 to 1903 and was elected president of the senate in 1903. Upon the resignation of Lt. Gov. John A. Lee in that year Rubey became Lieutenant Governor, serving in that capacity until 1905. He returned to Lebanon in 1905 and engaged in banking, serving as president of the State Bank there from 1914 until his death.
Rubey was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.
Rubey was elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses and served from March 4, 1923, until his death in Lebanon in 1928. He was interred in Lebanon Cemetery.