Background
Lanier, Powless William was born on March 7, 1885 in Fulton, Tennessee, United States. Son of Isaac Hill and Ellen (Cooper) Lanier.
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Powless William Lanier
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Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland U., 1908.
Career
Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1908, practicing at Covington, 1908-1911. Member Tennessee House of Representatives (chairman judiciary committee), 1911-1912. Judge juvenile and city court, Memphis, 1913-1915.
Practiced law, Jamestown and Fargo, North Dakota, 1923. Now member of law firm Lanier, Lanier, & Knox, Fargo. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1928, 32 (member resolutions committee 1928).
Candidate for United States senator, 1932. United States district attorney State of North Dakota, since 1933. Special assistant to United State Attorneys general, February-May, 1954.
Democratic candidate Congress, North Dakota, 1954.
Politics
The state should not use its authority to promote particular religious beliefs, nor should it require prayer or worship in the public schools. However, the state should leave students free to practice their own religious convictions.
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The demands of modern life may leave someone stressed and overloaded, or isolated and feeling useless. Be persistent, and success will be definitely achieved.
Membership
Member Kappa Sigma.; Mason.
Connections
Married Mary Louise Roberts, December 28, 1910. Children: Dorothy Louise, Powless William.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Methodist -
Political Party
Democrat