Ulysses Samuel Guyer (December 13, 1868 – June 5, 1943) was a

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from

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. Born near

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, Guyer attended the public schools,

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, and the

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at Lawrence, Kansas. He was

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in 1902 and commenced practice in

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. He served as judge of the first division city court of Kansas City from 1907-09. He served as mayor of

from 1909 to 1910. GuyerSumnersCeller

Guyer was elected as a

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to the Sixty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward C. Little and served from November 4, 1924, to March 3, 1925. He was not a candidate for election for the full term in 1924. He resumed the practice of law in Kansas City. He was re-elected to the Seventieth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1927, until his death. He was one of the managers appointed by the

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in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harold Louderback, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He died in

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on June 5, 1943.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guyer, Ulysses Samuel 1868 births 1943 deaths People from Paw Paw, Illinois Politicians from Kansas City, Kansas Mayors of places in Kansas Kansas state court judges Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas

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