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Powless William Lanier | |
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| Born | March 7, 1885 |
| Died | October 12, 1958 (aged 73)[1] |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND. |
| Other names | P. W. Lanier Sr., Powless Lanier |
| Education | Cumberland University, Cumberland University Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, Tennessee House of Representatives - 1911-13; Municipal Court Judge in Tennessee 1915-18; U.S. District Attorney for North Dakota - 1933-54; Special Assistant to U. S. Attorney General - 1954 |
| Years active | 1908-1958 |
| Employer(s) | Senior partner in Lanier, Lanier and Knox of Fargo, ND |
| Known for | Special Prosecutor in Memphis, TN who brought down administration of Mayor Crump in 1915; U.S. District Attorney for North Dakota who brought down (temporarily) Governor Langer in 1933-35; candidate for US Senate and House of Representatives |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Mary Louise Roberts Lanier |
| Children | Powless William (Bill) Lanier, Jr., Dorothy Lanier Philbrook |
Powless William Lanier (March 7, 1885 – October 12, 1958)
Powless William Lanier (also called P. W. Lanier) was a well known attorney and politician in Tennessee and North Dakota in the early to mid twentieth century who made his home in Covington and Memphis, TN and then in Carrington, Jamestown and Fargo, ND after 1923. From 1933 to 1954 he was U.S. District Attorney for the North Dakota District.
Early Life in Tennessee[edit]
Lanier began practicing law after finishing law school in 1907, with W.A. Owen in Covington, TN. He successfully ran for the Tennessee legislature in 1910 and shortly after removed to Memphis, TN with his bride, Mary Roberts Lanier. In 1915, the Attorney General of Tennessee appointed Lanier as Special Prosecutor to investigate the administration of Memphis Mayor Edward Crump.
The Mess in Memphis[edit]
Transplanted to North Dakota[edit]
U.S. District Attorney for District of North Dakota[edit]
Prosecutions of Governor Langer[edit]
Later Years[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Miller, William D. (1964). Mr. Crump of Memphis. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-313-22781-0.
- Eriksmoen, Curt (August 4, 2007). "Lanier was a dangerous force in politics". No. Bismarck (ND) Tribune.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Eriksmoen
External Links[edit]
Category:Politics of North Dakota Category:Politics of Tennessee Category:North Dakota Democratic Party Category:Tennessee Democratic Party Category:1885 births Category:1958 deaths Category:People from Memphis, Tennessee Category:Democratic Party Category:People from Fargo, North Dakota