Dudley Doolittle (June 21, 1881 – November 14, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a

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from

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from 1913 to 1919.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Doolittle attended the public schools and the

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, being graduated from its law department in 1903. He was

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the same year and commenced practice at

, in 1904. He served as prosecuting attorney of Chase County from 1908 to 1912, and as mayor of Strong City in 1912.

Congress

Doolittle was elected as a

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to the Sixty-third, Sixty-fourth, and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.

Later career

Representative of the

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to Italy in 1919. Federal Prohibition Director for Kansas in 1920. He engaged in the practice of law in

Strong City, Kansas Strong City is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. Originally known as Cottonwood Station, in 1881 it was renamed Strong City after William Barstow Strong, then vice-president and general manager, and later president of the Atchiso ...

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, and

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from 1921 to 1934. Doolittle was elected a member of the

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in 1925. He served as general agent of the ninth district, Farm Credit Administration from 1934 to 1938. He served as member of the board of directors of the College of Emporia and served as its president 1938-1940. He served as president of the Strong City State Bank and a director of the Exchange National Bank of Cottonwood Falls at time of death.

Death

He died in

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on November 14, 1957. He was interred in Prairie Grove Cemetery,

References

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