John Paul, Jr. (1883 - 1964)
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
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In office January 14, 1932 – August 1, 1958 |
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| Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Henry C. McDowell |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Roosevelt Dalton |
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United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia |
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In office 1929 – January 14, 1932 |
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| Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Joseph C. Shaffer |
| Succeeded by | Joseph C. Shaffer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district |
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In office December 15, 1922 - March 3, 1923 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas W. Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Harrison |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 8th district |
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In office January 14, 1920 – December 15, 1922 |
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| Preceded by | George N. Conrad |
| Succeeded by | Ward Swank |
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In office January 10, 1912 – January 12, 1916 |
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| Preceded by | George B. Keezell |
| Succeeded by | George N. Conrad |
| Personal details | |
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John Paul Jr. December 9, 1883 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 1964 (aged 80) Ottobine, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Virginia Military Institute (B.A.) University of Virginia (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Unit | Field Artillery Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
John Paul Jr. (December 9, 1883 – February 13, 1964) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, and later a United States federal judge.
The younger John Paul was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, soon after his father, John Paul, who had been a Confederate soldier, Readjuster Democrat and United States Representative had become a United States federal judge after nomination by President Chester A. Arthur and confirmation by the Senate. They lived on the family's farm in Rockingham County, Virginia, and young Paul attended private and public schools. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington in 1903, with a degree in civil engineering, and was an instructor in that institution in 1903 and 1904. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1906.
Paul graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1906, was admitted to the bar and began following in his father's footsteps by setting up a private legal practice in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 1907, which he continued for a decade 1917. A Republican in a state dominated by the Byrd Machine, Paul nonetheless was elected to the Virginia State Senate, and served two terms from 1911 to 1915, developing a cordial relationship with Byrd. Paul, however, lost races for a seat in the U.S. House of Representativesf in 1916 and 1918.
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