Lemuel Ertus Slack

Lemuel Ertus Slack, (October 8, 1874 – February 24, 1952) often called L. Ert Slack, was an American politician and lawyer.

Biography

Lemuel Ertus Slack was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 8, 1874,[1] to Elisha O. Slack and Nancy A. Teeters.[2] He was a diligent student in his youth and became a lawyer, being admitted to the bar in Franklin, Indiana on September 6, 1897.[2]

He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1901 to 1905, a member of the Indiana Senate from 1905 to 1909, and was a candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1908. He was the United States Attorney for Indiana from 1916 to 1918.[1]

In 1927, he became the Mayor of Indianapolis after Mayor John L. Duvall was forced to resign when his involvement with the Ku Klux Klan was exposed,[3] a position which Slack held until 1929. He was a Superior Court judge in Indiana from 1936 to 1938.[1]

He died in the Masonic Home in Franklin, Indiana on February 24, 1952, and was buried somewhere in Franklin.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Skip to Slason: Slack, Lemuel Ertus". Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. 1 2 Branigin, 1913
  3. ↑ Dirk Langeveld (March 24, 2009). "John l. Duvall: Black boxed in". The Downfall Dictionary. Retrieved 2010-03-29.

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