| 词条 | Lemuel Ertus Slack |
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Lemuel Ertus Slack, (October 8, 1874 – February 24, 1952) often called L. Ert Slack, was an American politician and lawyer. BiographyLemuel Ertus Slack was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 8, 1874,[1] to Elisha O. Slack and Nancy A. Teeters.[2] He was a diligent student in his youth and became a lawyer, being admitted to the bar in Franklin, Indiana on September 6, 1897.[2] He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1901 to 1905, a member of the Indiana Senate from 1905 to 1909, and was a candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1908. He was the United States Attorney for Indiana from 1916 to 1918.[1] In 1927, he became the Mayor of Indianapolis after Mayor John L. Duvall was forced to resign when his involvement with the Ku Klux Klan was exposed,[3] a position which Slack held until 1929. He was a Superior Court judge in Indiana from 1936 to 1938.[1] He died in the Masonic Home in Franklin, Indiana on February 24, 1952, and was buried somewhere in Franklin.[1] Notes1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#RNF0J4KFP|title= The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Skip to Slason: Slack, Lemuel Ertus|accessdate=2010-03-29}} 2. ^1 Branigin, 1913 3. ^{{cite web |url= http://downfalldictionary.blogspot.com/2009/03/john-l-duvall-black-boxed-in.html|title= John l. Duvall: Black boxed in|author= Dirk Langeveld|date= March 24, 2009|work= The Downfall Dictionary|accessdate=2010-03-29}} References
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