Andrew Jackson Transue (January 12, 1903 – June 24, 1995) was an American

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and attorney from the

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. He served one term in the

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from 1937 to 1939.

Early life and career

Transue was born in

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, and attended the local schools. He graduated from the

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, 1926 and

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, 1968. He was admitted to the

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in 1926 and commenced the practice of law in

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in 1926 and Flint, Michigan, in 1927. He also served as prosecuting attorney of Genesee County in 1933 and 1937.

Congress

In 1936, Transue defeated incumbent

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William W. Blackney William Wallace Blackney (August 28, 1876 – March 14, 1963) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan ...

to be elected as a Democrat from

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to the

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, serving from January 3, 1937, to January 3, 1939. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938, losing to Blackney.

Life after Congress

Transue resumed the practice of law after leaving Congress and was a resident of Flint until his death. He was the attorney for the plaintiff, and won, in the 1951–1952 U.S. Supreme Court case ''

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''.Morrissette v. United States
Library of Congress

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Transue, Andrew Jackson 1903 births 1995 deaths Detroit College of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan 20th-century American politicians