Louis E. McComas
| Louis Emory McComas | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
|
In office December 6, 1905 – November 10, 1907 |
|
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Martin Ferdinand Morris |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel |
|
United States Senator from Maryland |
|
|
In office March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1905 |
|
| Preceded by | Arthur P. Gorman |
| Succeeded by | Isidor Rayner |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
|
In office January 25, 1893 – March 3, 1899 |
|
| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Martin V. Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Harry M. Clabaugh |
| U.S. Representative from Maryland's 6th congressional district | |
|
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 |
|
| Preceded by | Arthur P. Gorman |
| Succeeded by | Isidor Rayner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 28, 1846 Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Died | November 10, 1907 (aged 61) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
Louis Emory McComas (October 28, 1846 – November 10, 1907), a Republican, was a member of the U.S. Congress from the sixth district of Maryland from 1883 to 1891, and a member of the United States Senate from 1899 to 1905, each time representing the State of Maryland. In later life, he served as a United States federal judge. His granddaughter, Katharine Byron, and great-grandson, Goodloe Byron, also represented Maryland in the U.S. Congress.
McComas was born near Hagerstown, Maryland. He attended St. James College in Maryland and, in 1866, graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In 1868, after studying law, McComas was admitted to the bar and began practice in Hagerstown, where he was a communicant at Saint John's Church.
In 1876, McComas was defeated in his bid for a seat in the Forty-fifth Congress, but after nearly a decade out of politics, McComas was elected in 1882 to the Forty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.
Following his tenure in Congress, McComas served as secretary of the Republican National Committee in 1892. On November 17, 1892, he received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, to a seat vacated by Martin V. Montgomery. Formally nominated on December 6, 1892, McComas was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 25, 1893, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until 1899, and during this tenure also served as a professor of international law at Georgetown University in the District.
...
Wikipedia