Charles Beary Landis (July 9, 1858 – April 24, 1922) was an American newspaperman and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1897 to 1909.
Charles Landis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Hanly |
| Succeeded by | Martin A. Morrison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1858 Millville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1922 (aged 63) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Wabash College |
Early life and career
editHe was a brother of both Congressman Frederick Landis and of Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
Born in Millville, Ohio, Landis attended the public schools of Logansport, Indiana, and graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, in 1883, where he was a member of Tau chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He was editor of the Logansport Journal 1883-1887 (which later became part of the Pharos-Tribune) and at the time of his nomination for Congress was editor of the Delphi (Indiana) Journal. He served as president of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association in 1894 and 1895.
Congress
editLandis was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909).[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908.
Later career and death
editLandis resumed newspaper work in Delphi, Indiana. He died at the age of 63 in Asheville, North Carolina, where he had gone because of impaired health, April 24, 1922. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana.
References
edit- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 29. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "Charles B. Landis (id: L000050)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.