Born on a farm near Ontario, in Jackson Township, Iowa, Sparks was educated in the rural schools and Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. He was graduated from the law department of the State University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1896. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Boone, Iowa. He served as prosecuting attorney of Boone County 1899-1902. He served as chairman of the Republican county committee in 1898. He moved to Goodland, Kansas, in 1907 and continued the practice of law. He served as city attorney and was a member of the Goodland School Board. He served as judge of the thirty-fourth judicial district of Kansas 1915-1929.
Sparks was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933). He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harold Louderback, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Goodland, Kansas, until his death there on April 30, 1937.[1] He was interred in the Goodland Cemetery.
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charles, sparks, charles, isaac, sparks, december, 1872, april, 1937, representative, from, kansas, associated, press, photo, from, november, 1928, edition, daily, clarion, ledger, jackson, member, house, representatives, from, kansas, districtin, office, marc. Charles Isaac Sparks December 20 1872 April 30 1937 was a U S Representative from Kansas Charles I SparksAssociated Press photo from the November 16 1928 edition of the Daily Clarion Ledger Jackson MS Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 6th districtIn office March 4 1929 March 3 1933Preceded byHays B WhiteSucceeded byKathryn O Loughlin McCarthyPersonal detailsBorn 1872 12 20 December 20 1872Jackson Township IowaDiedApril 30 1937 1937 04 30 aged 64 Goodland KansasPolitical partyRepublicanBorn on a farm near Ontario in Jackson Township Iowa Sparks was educated in the rural schools and Simpson College Indianola Iowa He was graduated from the law department of the State University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1896 He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Boone Iowa He served as prosecuting attorney of Boone County 1899 1902 He served as chairman of the Republican county committee in 1898 He moved to Goodland Kansas in 1907 and continued the practice of law He served as city attorney and was a member of the Goodland School Board He served as judge of the thirty fourth judicial district of Kansas 1915 1929 Sparks was elected as a Republican to the Seventy first and Seventy second Congresses March 4 1929 March 3 1933 He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harold Louderback judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy third Congress He resumed the practice of law in Goodland Kansas until his death there on April 30 1937 1 He was interred in the Goodland Cemetery References Edit Charles Isaac Sparks Kansapedia Kansas Historical Society United States Congress Charles I Sparks id S000703 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links Edit Biography portalCharles I Sparks at Find a Grave This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byHays B White Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 6th congressional district1929 1933 Succeeded byKathryn O Loughlin McCarthy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles I Sparks amp oldid 1167538271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
