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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | John F. Nugent |
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Boise, Idaho , United States |
| Email | None |
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June 28, 1868
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| Died | September 18, 1931
(63 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Senator from Idaho; born in La Grande, Union County, Oreg., June 28, 1868; attended the public schools; worked in the mines in Idaho and Australia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Silver City, Idaho; prosecuting attorney of Owyhee County, Idaho, 1899-1906; appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James H. Brady and served from January 22, 1918, until his resignation, effective January 14, 1921; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the United States Senate; chairman, Committee on Fisheries (Sixty-fifth Congress); appointed by President Woodrow Wilson a member of the Federal Trade Commission 1921-1927; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1926 to the United States Senate; resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; died in Silver Spring, Md., September 18, 1931; interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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