James W. Mott

James Wheaton Mott (* November 12, 1883 in New Washington, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, † November 12, 1945 in Bethesda, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1933 and 1945 he represented the first electoral district of the state of Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1890, James Mott came with his Elten to Salem in Oregon. There he attended the public schools and the University of Oregon. Later he continued his studies at Stanford University in California and then to 1909 at Columbia University in New York City continues. In the years 1909-1917 he worked as a newspaper reporter in New York, San Francisco and Salem, where he also studied law until 1917. After qualifying as a lawyer, he began his new career in Astoria exercise. During World War II he was a sailor in the U.S. Navy.

James Mott was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1920 and 1922 he was the legal representative of the city of Astoria. After that, he was from 1922 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1932 deputy in the House of Representatives from Oregon. In between, he was in charge from 1931 to 1932 as a corporation Commissioner of the supervision of the larger companies in Oregon.

In 1932, James Mott was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he Willis C. Hawley replaced on March 4, 1933. In the subsequent elections, he was confirmed in each case in this office. This Mott could stay until his death a member of the U.S. Congress. He died on November 12, 1945, his 62nd birthday. Since 1919, James Mott was married to Ethel Lucile Walling, with whom he had three daughters.