11 Facts About Jouett Shouse

Jouett Shouse was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and leading Democratic politician.

In 1911, Jouett Shouse moved to Kinsley, Kansas, where he married.

Jouett Shouse became involved in agricultural and livestock businesses and served on the board of directors of the director of the Kinsley Bank.

Jouett Shouse was elected a state senator in 1913 then in 1915 was elected to the United States Congress where he served until 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson appointed him as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

Jouett Shouse opposed the nomination of Franklin D Roosevelt as the Democratic Party's candidate for president and along with John J Raskob supported the candidacy of Alfred E Smith.

In early 1930s Jouett Shouse divorced his wife of twenty-one years and married the wealthy divorcee, Catherine Filene Dodd.

Jouett Shouse would serve on the board of trustees of the Filene Foundation.

When Roosevelt died and Harry S Truman became president, Shouse became one of his "unofficial advisers," columnist Drew Pearson reported in June 1947.

Jouett Shouse practiced law in Kansas City, Missouri as well as in Washington, DC In 1953, he was appointed chairman of the board of directors of New York City-based Anton Smit and Co.

Jouett Shouse grew up in Kentucky, where Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing was an integral part of daily life as well as the state's economy.

Jouett Shouse is buried in the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.