JAMES R. MANN Illinois Congressman - House Minority Leader 1911-1919 autograph

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We offer an autographed card by the Republican Congressman from Illinois which is mounted to artists matte with a tipped on half tone photograph.  The ensemble measures 4" x 7.5".

James Robert Mann (1856 – 1922) was an American legislator and U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1897–1922. He was a member of the Republican party, and served as House Minority Leader from 1911 to 1919.

James Robert Mann was born near Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois on October 20, 1856. His older brother was Frank Irving Mann (1854-1937) farmer, editor of the Prairie Farmer news publication, and author of The Farmers Creed.  James attended University of Illinois and graduated in 1876. He graduated from Union College of Law in 1881 and became a lawyer in Chicago. Mann held several local political offices before serving in the House of Representatives.  He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1881 and commenced his practice in Chicago. He held several local offices before being elected as a congressman:

Member of the Oakland Board of Education in Chicago (1887)

Attorney for Hyde Park and the South Park commissioners of Chicago

Chairman of the Illinois State Republican convention (1894)

Member of the City Council of Chicago (1892–1896)

Master in chancery of the Superior Court of Cook County

Chairman of the Republican county conventions at Chicago (1895, 1902)

Elected as Republican (1896) to the 55th Congress with 13 successive terms

Service in the House[edit]

Chairman, Committee on Elections No. 1 (58th – 60th Congresses)

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (61st Congress)

Committee on Women Suffrage (66th Congress)

Minority Leader (62nd – 65th Congresses)

Congressman Mann was one of the sponsors of the Mann-Elkins Act, which gave more power to the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad rates. He is probably best known for his authorship of the Mann Act of 1910, which was a reaction to the "white slavery" issue and prohibited transportation of women between states for purposes of prostitution. He introduced legislation that became the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906.

He was considered to be a leader in the cause of amending the United States Constitution to grant suffrage to women. However, he was quoted as saying, "'They should have been at home where they belonged,' referring to the women in the pageant." He was a leading opponent of the Harrison Act and Prohibition, despite the popularity of such legislation amongst his fellow Midwestern progressives.

Congressman Mann died in Washington, D.C. of pneumonia on November 30, 1922 at age 66 before the close of the 67th United States Congress. He was interred in Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago.

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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: fine condition
  • Politician: James R. Mann
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Type: Autograph & photograph
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