U. S. Guyer

Ulysses Samuel Guyer (December 13, 1868 – June 5, 1943) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

Ulysses Samuel Guyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1927 – June 5, 1943
Preceded by	Chauncey B. Little
Succeeded by	Errett P. Scrivner
In office November 4, 1924 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	Edward C. Little
Succeeded by	Chauncey B. Little
Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas
In office 1909–1910
Preceded by	Dudley E. Cornell
Succeeded by	James E. Porter
Personal details
Born	Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868-12-13)December 13, 1868 Paw Paw, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 5, 1943(1943-06-05) (aged 74) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Born near Paw Paw, Illinois, Guyer attended the public schools, Lane University at Lecompton, Kansas, and the University of Kansas School of Law at Lawrence, Kansas. He was admitted to the bar in 1902 and commenced practice in Kansas City, Kansas. He served as judge of the first division city court of Kansas City from 1907-09. He served as mayor of Kansas City, Kansas from 1909 to 1910.

Guyer with Emanuel Celler, and Hatton W. Sumners.

Guyer was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward C. Little and served from November 4, 1924, to March 3, 1925. He was not a candidate for election for the full term in 1924. He resumed the practice of law in Kansas City.

He was re-elected to the Seventieth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1927, until his death. He was one of the managers appointed by the United States House of Representatives in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harold Louderback, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He died in Bethesda, Maryland on June 5, 1943. Among the items in his estate was a 40-volume personal diary he had kept for many years.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

• United States Congress. "U. S. Guyer (id: G000538)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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