Rush Limbaugh Sr.
Rush Limbaugh Sr. | |
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Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the Cape Girardeau County district | |
In office 1931–1932 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rush Hudson Limbaugh September 27, 1891 Bollinger County, Missouri |
Died | April 8, 1996 Cape Girardeau, Missouri | (aged 104)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Beulah Maude Seabaugh |
Children | Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. |
Relatives | Limbaugh family |
Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Occupation | Jurist, lawyer, legislator, ambassador |
Rush Hudson Limbaugh I (September 27, 1891 – April 8, 1996) was an American legislator, and ambassador. His legal career spanned nearly 80 years, and he argued cases before the
Biography
Early years
Limbaugh was born near
Career
Limbaugh was the city attorney for Cape Girardeau, Missouri, from 1917 until 1919. He began to take an active interest in politics during this period and in 1919 was among those signing a convention call to establish a new progressive political organization, the Committee of 48.[2]
Limbaugh began his own law firm in 1923. He served as city councilor of Cape Girardeau from 1924 until 1930. He served in the
Limbaugh was Chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (1954–1955) and President of the Missouri Bar (1955–1956).[4] He also served as an ambassador for the U.S. legal system to India during the 1950s. When he retired from his law practice at age 102, he was reportedly the oldest practicing attorney in the United States.[5]
In addition to his legal career, Limbaugh was active in civic affairs. He was involved in the early development of
Death and legacy
Rush Limbaugh Sr. died on April 8, 1996. He was 104 years old at the time of his death.
Limbaugh's descendants include jurists Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr., Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., and grandsons[7] radio commentator Rush H. Limbaugh III and attorney and political commentator David Limbaugh.
In 2007, the Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. United States Courthouse located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was named after him[8] by the 110th United States Congress via Public Law 110-13.
See also
References
- ^ "Ancestry of Rush Limbaugh". wargs.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ The Committee of Forty-Eight: For a Conference of Americans Who are Equally Opposed to Reaction and Violent Revolution: Its Purposes – And the Reasons for It. The committee of 48 organized to combat the conservative movement in both Republicans and Democrats of the time. New York: The Committee of Forty-Eight, n.d. [1919]; p. 6.
- Missouri Secretary of State. p. 87.
- ^ "Past Presidents of the Missouri Bar". The Missouri Bar. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-5952-3063-8.
- ISBN 978-0-8262-1980-0.
- ^ Greg Sellnow, "My Brush with the Limbaugh Clan," Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin, July 28, 2011.
- United States General Services Administration. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
Further reading
- Bliss, Mark. "Limbaughs are Cape Girardeau's own 'first family'", Southeast Missourian, October 3, 2004.
- Oberstar, Jim (February 12, 2007). "House Report 110-010". Archived from the original on December 12, 2012.
- Bliss, Mark. "Court staff will be able to work up a sweat with exercise rooms", Southeast Missourian, March 10, 2007.
- ISBN 0-9724304-2-3.