Oscar E. Bland
Oscar E. Bland | |
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Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
In office March 3, 1923 – December 1, 1947 | |
Appointed by | Warren G. Harding |
Preceded by | Marion De Vries |
Succeeded by | Noble J. Johnson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923 | |
Preceded by | William A. Cullop |
Succeeded by | Arthur H. Greenwood |
Member of the Indiana Senate | |
In office 1907-1909 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Oscar Edward Bland November 21, 1877 read law |
Oscar Edward Bland (November 21, 1877 – August 3, 1951) was a
Education and career
Born near
State Senate
He served as member of the Indiana Senate from 1907 to 1909.[1]
Congressional service
Bland was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to Congress in 1910, 1912, and 1914.[2] He finally prevailed in the election of 1916, and was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives of the 65th, 66th and 67th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1923.[2] He served as Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions in the 66th and 67th Congresses.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the 68th United States Congress.[2]
Federal judicial service
Bland was nominated by President
Later career and death
Following his retirement from the federal bench, Bland resumed the private practice of law in Washington, D.C., where he died August 3, 1951, at the age of 73.[1] He was interred in Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[2]
References
Sources
- United States Congress. "Oscar E. Bland (id: B000542)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "Bland, Oscar Edward - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress