Raymond Smiley Springer (April 26, 1882 – August 28, 1947) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a member of the

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from 1939 to 1947.

Biography

Born on a farm in Rush County, near Dunreith, Indiana, Springer attended the public schools,

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, and

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. He was graduated from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis in 1904. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in

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. He served as County attorney of

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from 1908 to 1914. He served as judge of the 37th Judicial Circuit of Indiana 1916–1922. During the First World War served as a Captain of Infantry, 84th Division, in 1918. He served as Lieutenant Colonel of the Officers' Reserve Corps 1918–1946. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1932 and 1936.

Congress

Springer was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in

, August 28, 1947. He was interred in Dale Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Springer, Raymond Smiley 1882 births 1947 deaths Earlham College alumni Butler University alumni United States Army officers People from Rush County, Indiana Politicians from Connersville, Indiana Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives

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