▁( S out heast ▁Missouri ▁State ▁University ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁He ▁taught ▁school ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Jackson , ▁Missouri , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁He ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Jackson , ▁Missouri . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Jackson ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Pro b ate ▁Judge ▁of ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au ▁County ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Cape ▁Gir arde au , ▁Missouri , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁practice ▁law . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Republican ▁Congress man ▁to ▁the ▁Si xty - six th ▁and ▁Si xty - se vent h ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ). ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Si xty - e ighth ▁Congress . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Bar ▁and ▁appointed ▁trial ▁lawyer . ▁He ▁argued ▁cases ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁as ▁Special ▁Pro sec utor ▁for ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁first ▁for ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁( 1 9 2 3 – 1 9 2