JUUL, NIELS, a Representative from Illinois; born in Randers, Denmark, April 27,
1859; attended the Real (Royal) School, Randers, Denmark; immigrated to the
United States and settled in Chicago, Ill., in 1880; engaged in the publishing
business; studied law; was graduated from the law department of Lake Forest
University in 1898; was admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in
Chicago, Ill.; member of the State senate 1898-1914; assistant attorney of the
Sanitary District of Chicago 1907-1911; elected as a Republican to the
Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1921);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920; appointed by President Harding
United States collector of customs for the port of Chicago January 1, 1921, and
served until December 31, 1922, when he resigned; resumed the practice of law
until his death in Chicago, Ill., on December 4, 1929; interment in Mount Olive
Cemetery.
