Background
Slack, Lemuel Ertus was born on October 8, 1874 in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. Son of Elisha O. and Nancy A. (Teeters) Slack.
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Lemuel Ertus Slack
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Education
Bachelor of Laws, Indiana Law School, Indianapolis, 1897.
Career
Began practice at Franklin, Indiana, 1897. Deputy prosecuting attorney Johnson County, 1897-1898. County attorney, 1899-1905.
Member Indiana House of Representatives, 1901-1903, Senate, 1905-1907.
Candidate in Democratic State Convention for nomination as governor of Indiana, 1908 (defeated by 30 votes by Thomas R. Marshall). United State Attorneys for Indiana by appointment of President Wilson, January 16, 1916-January 11, 1920.
Appointed special assistant attorney general, January 11, 1920. Mayor of Indianapolis, 1928-1929.
Appointed judge Superior Court by Governor McNutt, November 6, 1936.
Christian Scientist.
Achievements
Membership
Mason (32 degree, Shriner), Odd. Clubs: Indiana Democratic, Lawyers, Hoosier Motor, Highland Golf and Country (Indianapolis).
Connections
Married Mayme Shields, October 31, 1897.
