| LC control no. | no 92022746 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gillette, Guy M. (Guy Mark), 1879-1973 |
| Variant(s) | דזשילעט, גיי מ., 1879־1973 Gillette, Guy, 1879-1973 |
| Other standard no. | Q5622280 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1879-02-03 |
| Death date | 1973-03-03 |
| Place of birth | Cherokee (Iowa) |
| Place of death | Cherokee (Iowa) |
| Affiliation | Drake University. College of Law Iowa. Legislative Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. House Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Special note | Machine-derived non-Latin script reference project. Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. |
| Found in | Advise & consent [MP] 1962: credits (the Honorable Guy M. Gillette) Current biog., 1973 (Gillette, Guy M(ark); b. Feb. 3, 1879; d. Mar. 3, 1973; member of House of Rep. from Iowa, 1933-1936, Senate, 1936-1945, 1949-1955) Biographical directory of theh United States Congress website, viewed January 31, 2024: (Gillette, Guy Mark, a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, February 3, 1879; attended the public schools; graduated from the law department of Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, in 1900; admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Cherokee; during the Spanish-American War served as a sergeant in the Fifty-second Iowa Regiment, United States Army 1898; engaged in agricultural pursuits; city attorney of Cherokee 1906-1907; prosecuting attorney of Cherokee County 1907-1909; member, State senate 1912-1916; during the First World War served as a captain in the United States Army 1917-1919; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1933, until his resignation on November 3, 1936, having been elected to the United States Senate; elected on November 3, 1936, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard Louis Murphy during the term ending January 3, 1939; reelected in 1938 and served from November 4, 1936, to January 3, 1945; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944; chairman of the Surplus Property Board 1945; president of the American League for a Free Palestine 1945-1948; again elected to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1955; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954; counsel with the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee 1955-1956; counsel with the Senate Judiciary Committee 1956-1961; retired and resided in Cherokee, Iowa, until his death there March 3, 1973; interment in Oak Knoll Cemetery.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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