Frederick Van Nuys

Frederick Van Nuys ( born April 16, 1874 in Falmouth, Rush County, Indiana; † January 25, 1944 in Vienna, Virginia ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), who represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. Senate.

Initially he attended the public schools, Frederick Van Nuys took his degree in 1898 from Earlham College in Richmond; two years later the legal examination followed at the Law School of Indiana University in Indianapolis. Also still 1900 saw the admission to the bar, after which he began practicing as a lawyer in Shelbyville. A little later he moved to Anderson.

From 1906 to 1910 Van Nuys was a prosecutor in Madison County. His first political office he held from 1913 to 1916 as a member of the Senate of Indiana; In 1915 he was president pro tempore of the parliamentary chamber. From 1916 he lived in Indianapolis. From 1920 to 1922 he served as United States Attorney for the District Court of Indiana.

Finally, Frederick Van Nuys in 1932 was elected U.S. Senator, where he defeated longtime Republican incumbent James Eli Watson. He took advantage of his position from March 4, 1933 and was confirmed in office after six years. From 1941 he was chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Before the end of his second term, died in Van Nuys in January 1944 on a farm in Virginia.

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