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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912

Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 7

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6 their national career in the house. Many have had experience in their state legislatures, some have been governors of their respective states, others have large mining or railroad interests to recommend them, a few come from their farms, while a still smaller number add their thirty-two degrees of Masonry to the list of their qualifications. Previous service in the senate from other states appeals to some legislatures. James Shields served for a short time as senator from Illinois, moved to Minnesota and was elected to the senate from that state. He lacked only two votes of being elected from California and was sent from Missouri to fill out the unexpired term of one of her senators. The following list comprises the senators who have not served in the house before being elected
 
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