Oscar E. Bland | |
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Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
In office March 3, 1923 – December 1, 1947 | |
Appointed by | Warren G. Harding |
Preceded by | Marion De Vries |
Succeeded by | Noble J. Johnson |
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923 | |
Preceded by | William A. Cullop |
Succeeded by | Arthur H. Greenwood |
Member of the Indiana Senate | |
In office 1907-1909 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Oscar Edward Bland November 21, 1877 Bloomfield, Indiana |
Died | August 3, 1951 Washington, D.C. | (aged 73)
Resting place | Fort Lincoln Cemetery Washington, D.C. |
Political party | Republican |
Education |
Valparaiso University Indiana University Bloomington read law |
Oscar Edward Bland (November 21, 1877 – August 3, 1951) was a United States representative from Indiana and an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
Born near Bloomfield, Indiana, [1] Bland attended the public schools, Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso University) and Indiana University Bloomington. [2] He taught school for three years. [2] He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Linton, Indiana. [1]
He served as member of the Indiana Senate from 1907 to 1909. [1]
Bland was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to Congress in 1910, 1912, and 1914. [2] He finally prevailed in the election of 1916, and was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives of the 65th, 66th and 67th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1923. [2] He served as Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions in the 66th and 67th Congresses. [2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the 68th United States Congress. [2]
Bland was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on March 2, 1923, to an Associate Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs Appeals ( United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals from March 2, 1929) vacated by Associate Judge Marion De Vries. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1923, and received his commission the same day. [1] His service terminated on December 1, 1947, due to his retirement. [1]
Following his retirement from the federal bench, Bland resumed the private practice of law in Washington, D.C., where he died August 3, 1951, at the age of 73. [1] He was interred in Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Washington, D.C. [2]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress