Lilius Bratton Rainey
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| Lilius Bratton Rainey | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1876 Cedar Bluff, Alabama |
| Died | September 27, 1959 (aged 83) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lilius Bratton Rainey (July 27, 1876 – September 27, 1959) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born in Dadeville, Alabama, Rainey attended the common schools. He moved to Fort Payne, Alabama. He graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama, in 1899 and from the law department of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1902. He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced practice in Gadsden, Alabama.
Rainey was elected a captain in the Alabama National Guard in 1903. He was reelected and commissioned in 1906, but resigned the command in 1907. City solicitor of Gadsden in 1911–1917.
Rainey was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L. Burnett. He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served from September 30, 1919, to March 3, 1923. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. Trustee of the State department of archives and history, Montgomery, Alabama. He resumed the practice of law in Gadsden, Alabama, until his death there September 27, 1959. He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery, Fort Payne, Alabama.
References[edit]
- United States Congress. "Lilius Bratton Rainey (id: R000017)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by John L. Burnett |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th congressional district September 30, 1919 – March 3, 1923 |
Succeeded by Miles C. Allgood |
- 1876 births
- 1959 deaths
- People from Dadeville, Alabama
- People from Fort Payne, Alabama
- Auburn University alumni
- University of Alabama School of Law alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama
- National Guard of the United States officers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Alabama Democrats
