Oral P. Tuttle (January 13, 1889–March 9, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

Tuttle was born on a farm near

Harrisburg, Illinois Harrisburg () is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Illinois, United States. It is located about southwest of Evansville, Indiana, and southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Its 2020 population was 8,219, and the surrounding Harrisbur ...

. He went to the Harrisburg public schools and received his law degree from

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is the law school of Northwestern University, a Private university, private research university. It is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law has been ranked among the top 14, ...

. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1911 and practiced law in Harrisburg. He served as an Illinois Assistant Attorney Gereral and as deputy circuit court clerk. Tuttle also served as the recorder for

Saline County, Illinois Saline County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 23,768. The largest city and county seat is Harrisburg. This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as " Little Egypt". Three major towns in Saline ...

. Tuttle served in the

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during

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. He served in the

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from 1915 to 1919 and in the

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from 1935 to 1939. Tuttle was involved with the Republican Party. He served an arbitrator for the Illinois Industrial Commission. Tuttle died in Harrisburg, Illinois after suffering from a long illness.'Death Takes Mrs. Oral P. Tuttle, Club Woman, Active in Church,' The Harrisburg Daily Register Illinois), February 26, 1956, p. !

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* 1889 births 1957 deaths People from Harrisburg, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni Illinois lawyers Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Republican Party Illinois state senators 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub