 James Robert Mann, about 1920 James Robert Mann (October 20, 1856–November 30, 1922) was an American legislator and a representative from Illinois, 1897–1922. He was born near Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. He was a lawyer in Chicago and held several local political offices before serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican party. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (432x620, 16 KB)James Robert Mann, U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1920. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (432x620, 16 KB)James Robert Mann, U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1920. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ...
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Bloomington is a city located in McLean County, Illinois. ...
McLean County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...
Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 606. ...
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Congressman Mann died in Washington, D.C., on November 30, 1922. He is interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ...
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1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Education The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. ...
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Professional life He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1881 and commenced his practice in Chicago. He held several local offices before being elected as a congressman: - Member of the Oakland Board of Education in Chicago (1887)
- Attorney for Hyde Park and the South Park commissioners of Chicago
- Chairman of the Illinois State Republican convention (1894)
- Member of the City Council of Chicago (1892–1896)
- Master in chancery of the Superior Court of Cook County
- Chairman of the Republican county conventions at Chicago (1895, 1902)
- Elected as Republican (1896) to the 55th Congress with 13 successive terms
 James Mann (right) with Speaker of the House Champ Clark. 1911–1919 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...
Hyde Park is a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, located seven miles south of the Loop; it is home to the Museum of Science and Industry, The DuSable Museum of African American History and the University of Chicago. ...
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Court of Chancery, London, early 19th century The Court of Chancery was one of the courts of equity in England and Wales. ...
In law, and more specifically, in the Anglo-American common law legal tradition, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over all, or major, civil and criminal cases. ...
Cook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ...
1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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James Beauchamp Clark, known as Champ Clark (March 7, 1850 - March 2, 1921), was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s until his death, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1912. ...
Service in the House - Chairman, Committee on Elections No. 1 (58th – 60th Congresses)
- Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (61st Congress)
- Committee on Women Suffrage (66th Congress)
- Minority Leader (62nd – 65th Congresses)
Notable Legislation Congressman Mann was one of the sponsors of the Mann-Elkins Act, which gave more power to the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad rates. ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddThe Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 was a Progressive reform that extended the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission to include communications. ...
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC; 1887 - 1995) was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. ...
He is probably best known for his authorship of the Mann Act of 1910, which was a reaction to the "white slavery" issue and prohibited transportation of women between states for purposes of prostitution. The United States White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910 prohibited so-called white slavery. ...
1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
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Prostitution is the sale of sexual services for money or other kind of return. ...
He introduced legislation that became the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906. Pure Food and Drug Act from the USPS Celebrate the Century series. ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
He was considered to be a leader in the cause of amending the U. S. Constitution to grant suffrage to women, and was a leading opponent of the Harrison Act and Prohibition, despite the popularity of such legislation amongst his fellow Midwestern progressives. The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The United States Constitution is self-defined as the supreme law of the United States of America, along with laws made in pursuance of the Constitution, and treaties with foreign nations. ...
The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act was an American law that regulated and taxed the production, importation, distribution and use of opiates. ...
Prohibition is any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. ...
External links
Additional information - Ellis, L. Ethan. “James Robert Mann: Legislator Extraordinary”. Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 46 (Spring 1953): 28-44.
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