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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeOscar Byrd LOVETTE
(1871-1934)
LOVETTE, Oscar Byrd, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Greeneville, Greene County,
Tenn., December 20, 1871; attended the common schools of Greene
County and the Parrottsville (Tenn.) High School; was graduated
from Tusculum (Tenn.) College in 1893; member of the State house of
representatives 1895-1897; studied law at Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn.; was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced
practice in Greeneville, Tenn.; also engaged in banking, serving as
president of a local bank 1912-1918; served as attorney general of
the first judicial circuit of Tennessee 1918-1926; trustee of
Tusculum College; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-second
Congress (March 4, 1931-March 3, 1933); unsuccessful candidate for
renomination and for reelection as an Independent candidate in
1932; continued the practice of law in Greeneville, Tenn., until
his death there on July 6, 1934; interment in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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