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Guy Helvering

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Guy Helvering
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Years in office: 1943 - 1946
Education
Bachelor's
University of Michigan, 1906
Personal
Birthplace
Felicity, OH


Guy Tresillian Helvering (1878-1946) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Helvering was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 14, 1943, to a seat vacated by Richard Joseph Hopkins; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1943, and received commission on October 11, 1943. He served until his death on July 4, 1946.[1]

Early life and education

  • University of Michigan, LL.B., 1906[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Marysville, Kansas, 1906-1913
  • U.S. Army Corporal, Company M, 22nd Kansas Volunteer Infantry, 1898
  • Prosecuting attorney, Marshall County, Kansas, 1907-1911
  • U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1913-1919
  • Banker, Salina, Kansas, 1919-1926
  • Mayor, Salina, Kansas, 1926-1930
  • State highway director, Kansas, 1931-1932
  • Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of Treasury, 1933-1943[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Kansas

Helvering was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on September 14, 1943, to a seat vacated by Richard Joseph Hopkins; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 28, 1943, and received commission on October 11, 1943. He served until his death on July 4, 1946.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Richard Joseph Hopkins
District of Kansas
1943–1946
Seat #1T
Succeeded by:
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