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Isaac Lobe Straus

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Isaac Lobe Straus
Straus in 1914 publication
Attorney General of Maryland
In office
1907–1911
Preceded byWilliam Shepard Bryan Jr.
Succeeded byEdgar Allan Poe
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1902
Personal details
Born(1871-03-24)March 24, 1871
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 1946(1946-02-04) (aged 74)
Brooklandville, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeHar Sinai Cemetery
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFlorence Ridgely
EducationBaltimore City College
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
University of Maryland School of Law (LLB)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Isaac Lobe Straus (March 24, 1871 – February 4, 1946) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1902 and as Attorney General of Maryland from 1907 to 1911.

Early life

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Isaac Lobe Straus was born on March 24, 1871, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Annette (née Lobe) and William Henry Straus. He attended Baltimore City College and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1890. He was Jewish. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1892 with a Bachelor of Laws.[1][2] He was admitted to the bar in June 1892.[2]

Career

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Straus served as general counsel to the Board of Supervisors of Elections for Baltimore from 1900 to 1901. He was a member of the burnt district commission following the Great Baltimore Fire. He served as special counsel for the state of Maryland relating to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[1]

Straus was a Democrat. Straus served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Baltimore, in 1902. He served as Attorney General of Maryland from 1907 to 1911.[1][3] He served as a delegate to the 1908 Democratic National Convention. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1914.[1][4]

Personal life

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Straus married Florence Ridgely.[1]

Straus died on February 4, 1946, in Brooklandville, Maryland. He was buried at Har Sinai Cemetery in Baltimore.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Isaac Lobe Straus (1871-1946)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. October 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Distinguished Men of Baltimore and of Maryland. Baltimore American. 1914. p. 30. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Historical List, Attorneys General, 1777-". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Baltimore City (1865-1902)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. November 8, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Maryland
1907–1911
Succeeded by