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Underwood was born in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from the Rugby School there before entering the University of Virginia to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and opened his practice in [[Birmingham]] before being elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress the following year, defeating incumbent [[Truman H. Aldrich]]. | Underwood was born in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from the Rugby School there before entering the University of Virginia to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and opened his practice in [[Birmingham]] before being elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress the following year, defeating incumbent [[Truman H. Aldrich]]. | ||
Underwood was the first House minority whip from [[1900]] to [[1901]]. He was then House majority leader between [[1911]] and 1915. Finally, he was Senate minority leader from [[1920]] to [[1923]]. | Underwood was the first House minority whip from [[1900]] to [[1901]]. He was then House majority leader between [[1911]] and 1915. Finally, he was Senate minority leader from [[1920]] to [[1923]]. He was a candidate for the Democratic vice presidential nomination in [[1912]], but refused. He also refused a place on the Supreme Court after the retirement of Justice William R. Day in [[1922]]. He was a Democratic presidential candidate in [[1924]] and retired from the Senate in [[1927]]. | ||
Underwood opposed [[Prohibition]] and was the leader of the anti-[[Ku Klux Klan]] forces in the Democratic party in 1924. After leaving Congress he retired to his "Woodlawn Mansion" estate in Fairfax County, Virginia. He is interred at [[Elmwood Cemetery]] in Birmingham. | Underwood opposed [[Prohibition]] and was the leader of the anti-[[Ku Klux Klan]] forces in the Democratic party in 1924. After leaving Congress he retired to his "Woodlawn Mansion" estate in Fairfax County, Virginia. He is interred at [[Elmwood Cemetery]] in Birmingham. | ||
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title= Representative, [[ | title= Representative, [[8th Congressional District of Alabama]] | | ||
years=[[1895]] - [[1896]] | | years=[[1895]] - [[1896]] | | ||
after= [[Truman H. Aldrich]] | after= [[Truman H. Aldrich]] | ||
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title= Representative, [[9th Congressional District of Alabama]] | | title= Representative, [[9th Congressional District of Alabama]] | | ||
years=[[1897]] - [[1913]] | | years=[[1897]] - [[1913]] | | ||
after= [[George Huddleston, Sr]] | after= [[George Huddleston, Sr]] | ||
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title= U. S. Senator (Class 3) | | |||
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Revision as of 14:26, 10 December 2009
Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862–January 25, 1929) was a United States Representative and Senator from Alabama. His term in the House was 1895–1915. He then served in the Senate from 1915 to 1927, when he retired from politics.
Underwood was born in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from the Rugby School there before entering the University of Virginia to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and opened his practice in Birmingham before being elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress the following year, defeating incumbent Truman H. Aldrich.
Underwood was the first House minority whip from 1900 to 1901. He was then House majority leader between 1911 and 1915. Finally, he was Senate minority leader from 1920 to 1923. He was a candidate for the Democratic vice presidential nomination in 1912, but refused. He also refused a place on the Supreme Court after the retirement of Justice William R. Day in 1922. He was a Democratic presidential candidate in 1924 and retired from the Senate in 1927.
Underwood opposed Prohibition and was the leader of the anti-Ku Klux Klan forces in the Democratic party in 1924. After leaving Congress he retired to his "Woodlawn Mansion" estate in Fairfax County, Virginia. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham.
Preceded by: Louis Washington Turpin |
Representative, 8th Congressional District of Alabama 1895 - 1896 |
Succeeded by: Truman H. Aldrich |
Preceded by: George Harrison |
Representative, 9th Congressional District of Alabama 1897 - 1913 |
Succeeded by: George Huddleston, Sr |
Preceded by: Francis S. White |
U. S. Senator (Class 3) 1915 - 1927 |
Succeeded by: Hugo Black |
References
- "Oscar Underwood." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 21 Feb 2006, 00:04 UTC. 4 Apr 2006, 20:33 [1].
- Johnson, Evans C. (1980) Oscar W. Underwood: A Political Biography Baton Rouge, Louisiana: LSU Press.
- "Self-Removal" (July 13, 1925) Time magazine. - accessed December 14, 2006
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