Bert Emory Haney (April 10, 1879 – September 18, 1943) was a

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of the

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Early life

Haney was born on April 10, 1879, in

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.Colmer, Montagu, and

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. ''History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon''. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co, 1910. p. 147. The son of John Haney and Mary Haney (''née'' Harris), he attended the local public schools in Lafayette. After completing his secondary education, Haney attended

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, Oregon. He then graduated from the

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in 1903 with a

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. At the time the school was still located in

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, Oregon. Haney married Jessie A. Holmes on November 21, 1906.

Career

On May 28, 1903, Haney passed the bar and was admitted to practice law by the

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, he then started a legal partnership with

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on that day and remained in private practice until 1918. During this time, he served as the Chairman of the Oregon Democratic State Committee from 1910 to 1915. Previously he had been secretary of the party's county and city committees from 1904 to 1907. In 1918, Haney left private practice to become the

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for the

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. Two years later he returned to private practice in Portland, and from 1922 to 1923 he also was the Chairman of the state's

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. In 1923, he left his legal practice and became a member of the

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, serving until 1926. In 1926, Haney ran as the Democratic Party nominee for the

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against

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and

Robert N. Stanfield Robert Nelson Stanfield Jr (July 9, 1877April 13, 1945) was an American Republican politician and rancher from the state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1912–18) including as Speaker (1917–18) and was later ele ...

. Overacker, Louise
''Money in Elections. Politics and People''
New York: Arno Press, 1974. p. 68. After losing to Steiwer, Haney returned to Portland and again resumed private legal practice, practicing until 1935.

Federal judicial service

Haney was nominated by President

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on August 21, 1935, to the

, to a new seat authorized by 49 Stat. 508. He was confirmed by the

on August 23, 1935, and received his commission on August 24, 1935. His service terminated on September 18, 1943, due to his death.

References

External links

At War Over the Espionage Act in Portland
''Oregon Historical Quarterly'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Haney, Bert Emory 1879 births 1943 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt 20th-century American judges Willamette University alumni Lawyers from Portland, Oregon University of Oregon School of Law alumni United States Attorneys for the District of Oregon Democratic Party of Oregon chairs People from Lafayette, Oregon