Charles H. Sloan

Charles Henry Sloan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 4th district
In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	John N. Norton
Succeeded by	John N. Norton
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Edmund H. Hinshaw
Succeeded by	Melvin O. McLaughlin
Personal details
Born	(1863-05-02)May 2, 1863 Monticello, Iowa
Died	June 2, 1946(1946-06-02) (aged 83) Geneva, Nebraska
Political party	Republican

Charles Henry Sloan (May 2, 1863 – June 2, 1946) was an American Republican Party politician.

Biography

Born in Monticello, Iowa on May 2, 1863, he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) at Ames, Iowa in 1884. He moved to Fairmont, Nebraska and became the city schools superintendent from 1884 to 1887. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He started practice in Fairmont but then moved to Geneva, Nebraska in 1891. He became the director of the Geneva State Bank and then the prosecuting attorney of Fillmore County from 1890 to 1894.

He was elected to the Nebraska State Senate from 1894 to 1896. He was the chairman of the Republican State convention in 1903. Then he was elected to the sixty-second congress and the three succeeding congress as a Republican (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919). He voted on April 5, 1917, against declaring war on Germany. He didn't run in 1918, but ran again for the 71st Congress and won, serving from March 4, 1929, to March 3, 1931. He ran and lost in 1930, resuming practice of law in Geneva. He also did some banking. He died in Geneva on June 2, 1946, and is buried in the Geneva Cemetery.

References

1. "Sloan, Charles Henry". The Political Graveyard. Archived from the original on 2005-12-18. Retrieved January 16, 2006.
2. "Sloan, Charles Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 16, 2006.

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