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  • Hatton Sumners
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  • Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was a Congressman from Texas and the chairman of the United States House Judiciary Committee. In 1936, he opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to re-organize the Supreme Court of the United States.
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type of appearance
  • Contemporary reference
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Timeline
Spouse
  • None
Name
  • Hatton Sumners
Title
  • Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
  • Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas' 5th congressional district
  • Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas' At-large congressional district
Cause of Death
  • Natural Causes
Before
  • District created
  • George S. Graham
  • James Andrew Beall
Religion
  • Methodist
Years
  • 1913
  • 1915
  • 1931
After
  • A. Jeff McLemore
  • Earl C. Michener
  • Joseph Franklin Wilson
Affiliations
Occupation
  • Lawyer, Politician
Death
  • 1962
Birth
  • 1875
Nationality
POD
  • 1941-12-08
abstract
  • Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was a Congressman from Texas and the chairman of the United States House Judiciary Committee. In 1936, he opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to re-organize the Supreme Court of the United States.