U.S. Senator. He attended Blees Military Academy, graduated from the University of Missouri in 1910, from Harvard Law School, in 1913, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Kansas City, Missouri. During World War I, he served overseas in the U.S. Army Infantry (1917-19). After the war, he resumed the practice law and was President of the Lawyers Association of Kansas City. In 1947, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1953. An unsuccessful for reelection, he resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C. until in 1961. In retirement, he engaged in raising Angus cattle on his Virginia ranch until his death.
U.S. Senator. He attended Blees Military Academy, graduated from the University of Missouri in 1910, from Harvard Law School, in 1913, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Kansas City, Missouri. During World War I, he served overseas in the U.S. Army Infantry (1917-19). After the war, he resumed the practice law and was President of the Lawyers Association of Kansas City. In 1947, he was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1953. An unsuccessful for reelection, he resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C. until in 1961. In retirement, he engaged in raising Angus cattle on his Virginia ranch until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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