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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Lansdale G. Sasscer |
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 30, 1893
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| Died | November 05, 1964
(71 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jan 04, 2015 11:47pm |
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| Info | MD Senate, PG, 1922-1937
MD Senate President, 1935-1937
U.S. Representative, 1939-1951
attended the public schools, Central High School, Washington, D.C., and Tome School, Port Deposit, Md.; was graduated from Dickinson Law School, Carlisle, Pa., in 1914; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Upper Marlboro, Md.; served during the First World War 1917-1919, being overseas for thirteen months as a first lieutenant in the Fifty-ninth Artillery; resumed the practice of law; member of the State senate 1922-1938, serving as president in 1935 and 1937; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924 and 1936; vice chairman of the committee on reorganization of the State government in 1939; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen W. Gambrill; reelected to the Seventy-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from February 3, 1939, to January 3, 1953; was not a candidate for renomination in 1952 but was unsuccessful for the nomination for United States Senator; resumed the practice of law; was a resident of Upper Marlboro, Md., until his death.
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