Robert John Tracewell (May 7, 1852 – July 28, 1922) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1895 to 1897.

Biography

Born near Front Royal, Virginia, Tracewell moved with his parents to

Corydon, Indiana Corydon is a town in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. Located north of the Ohio River in the extreme southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana, it is the seat of government for Harrison County. Corydon was founded in 1808 and served ...

, in 1854. He attended the public schools of Corydon and was graduated from Hanover College in 1874. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in

Congress

Tracewell was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Later career and death

He was appointed by

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as Comptroller of the Treasury and served from March 4, 1897, to June 15, 1914, when he resigned. He moved to

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, in 1914 and resumed the practice of law. Tracewell was elected judge of the superior court of

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, in 1918. Renominated in 1922, but died in

, on July 28, 1922, before the election. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tracewell, Robert John 1852 births 1922 deaths Hanover College alumni People from Front Royal, Virginia People from Corydon, Indiana Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana