Rush Limbaugh Sr.
| Rush Limbaugh Sr. | |
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| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the Cape Girardeau County district |
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In office 1931–1932 |
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Rush Hudson Limbaugh September 27, 1891 Bollinger County, Missouri |
| Died | April 8, 1996 (aged 104) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Beulah Maude Seebaugh |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Occupation | Jurist, lawyer, legislator, ambassador |
Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. (September 27, 1891 – April 8, 1996) was an American jurist, legislator, and ambassador. His legal career spanned nearly 80 years, and he argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court, Internal Revenue Service Appellate Division, Interstate Commerce Commission, and National Labor Relations Board.
Limbaugh was born near Sedgewickville, Missouri, in Bollinger County, Missouri, the son of Susan Frances (Presnell) and Joseph Headley Limbaugh. He was of part German ancestry. He was initially educated in a one-room schoolhouse near his family farm. In 1914, he entered the University of Missouri School of Law following his attendance at the University of Missouri, and although he did not complete law school, he was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1916.
Limbaugh was the city attorney for Cape Girardeau, Missouri, from 1917 till 1919. He began to take an active interest in politics during this period and in 1919 was among those signing a convention call to establish a new progressive political organization, the Committee of 48.
Limbaugh began his own law firm in 1923. He served as city counselor of Cape Girardeau from 1924 until 1930. He served in the Missouri State Legislature as a Republican from 1931 to 1932 and during his service advocated the consolidation of Missouri school districts and the formation of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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