Frederick Van Nuys (April 16, 1874 - January 25, 1944) was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Falmouth, he attended the public schools and graduated from Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) in 1898 and from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis in 1900. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Shelbyville moving shortly afterward to Anderson. From 1906 to 1910 he was prosecuting attorney of Madison County and was a member of the Indiana Senate from 1913 to 1916, serving as president pro tempore in 1915. He moved to Indianapolis in 1916 and continued the practice of law; he was United States attorney for the district of Indiana from 1920 to 1922. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Earlham College is a national, selective Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. ... Richmond, Indiana is a city in eastern Indiana, which borders Ohio. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Shelbyville from the air. ... Anderson is a city located in Madison County, Indiana. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... The Indiana Senate comprises, along with the Indiana House of Representatives, the Indiana General Assembly. ... A President Pro Tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of the United States Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the President of the Senate. ... United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. ...

Frederick Van Nuys was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1932 and was reelected in 1938, serving from March 4, 1933, until his death on a farm near Vienna, Virginia in 1944. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-sixth Congress) and a member of the Committee on the Judiciary (Seventy-seventh and Seventy-eighth Congresses). Interment was in East Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Indiana. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vienna is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. ...

Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest it was van-NIECE. (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.) The Literary Digest was an influential general-interest magazine in the early 20th century United States. ...

He disliked the Klan and the politicians who were members [1]

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress