Homer Bone
| Homer Truett Bone | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office April 1, 1944 – January 1, 1956 |
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| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Bert E. Haney |
| Succeeded by | Frederick George Hamley |
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United States Senator from Washington |
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In office March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Elijah S. Grammer |
| Succeeded by | Warren Magnuson |
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January 25, 1883 Franklin, Indiana |
| Died | March 11, 1970 (aged 87) Tacoma, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was a United States federal judge and Senator from Washington.
Born in Franklin, Indiana, Bone and his family moved to Tacoma, Washington in 1899. Bone attended Tacoma Law School and was admitted to the Bar in 1911. He specialized in labor law, and served as an assistant special prosecutor for Pierce County in 1912, as the Corporate Counsel for the Port of Tacoma from 1918 to 1932, and as an attorney for Tacoma City Light. In 1918, he married Blanche Slye. Bone ran unsuccessfully for prosecuting attorney and Mayor of Tacoma as a Socialist, and for the Third District Congressional seat as a Farmer-Labor candidate. In 1922 Bone served in the Washington State House, where he advocated for the ability of local government to form public utility districts. In 1928 Bone again ran unsuccessfully for Congress, this time as a Republican.
In 1932, Bone finally won election to the United States Senate, this time as a Democrat, and served from 1933-1944. He continued his advocacy for public owned power, and other progressive causes. He supported creation of the Bonneville Dam and the Grand Coulee Dam. Regarding World War II, Bone was an isolationist. Bone, along with senator Matthew Neely and representative Warren Magnuson, wrote the legislation which created the National Cancer Institute.
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