Niels Juul
Niels Juul | |
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Frank Buchanan | |
Succeeded by | M. Alfred Michaelson |
Personal details | |
Born | Randers, Midtjylland, Denmark | April 27, 1859
Died | December 4, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, United States | (aged 70)
Resting place | Mount Olive Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Children | Herb Juul |
Niels Juul (April 27, 1859 – December 4, 1929) was a state senator and U.S. Representative from Illinois.[1] He was born and raised in Denmark.
Biography
Juul was born in
He was an alternate delegate to 1892 Republican National Convention from Illinois. He served as a member of the Illinois Senate from 1898 to 1914. He served as assistant attorney of the Sanitary District of Chicago from 1907 to 1911. Juul was elected as a Republican from Illinois's 7th congressional district to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920.[2][3]
He was appointed by President
Personal life
Niels Juul was married to Hulda E Risberg Juul (1858-1897). They were the parents of three children including Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coach Herb Juul. Niels Juul died in 1929 and was interred in Mount Olive Cemetery in Chicago.
References
- ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Juddson to Jyles". Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Members of the House who were born in foreign countries Archived 2010-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Congressional Biographical Directory". Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Set Funeral of Niels Juul for Tomorrow at 2". Chicago Tribune. December 6, 1929. p. 24. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Further reading
- Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013) The Almanac of American Politics 2014 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press) ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4
External links
- United States Congress. "Niels Juul (id: J000282)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.