1. John McDuffie was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
12 Facts About John McDuffie
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John McDuffie attended college at Southern University in Greensboro and later attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, Alabama, where he in graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1904.
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John McDuffie received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1908.
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John McDuffie was admitted to the bar the same year.
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John McDuffie was in private practice of law in Monroeville, Alabama from 1911 to 1919.
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John McDuffie later became a prosecutor for the First Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama and served there until 1919.
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John McDuffie was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1918, and served from March 4,1919, until his resignation on March 2,1935.
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John McDuffie served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Insular Affairs in 73rd and 74th Congress.
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John McDuffie co-authored the Philippine Independence Act which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States after a period of ten years.
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John McDuffie was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7,1935, and received his commission on February 8,1935.
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John McDuffie's service terminated on November 1,1950, due to his death in Mobile, Alabama.
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John McDuffie was interred in Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile.