Mell G. Underwood Politician

Mell Gilbert Underwood (January 30, 1892 – March 8, 1972) was a United States Representative from Ohio and a United States federal judge. Born at Rose Farm in rural Morgan County, Ohio, Underwood attended the public schools. He was graduated from the New Lexington High School in 1911. He taught in the public schools of New Lexington for several years. Underwood studied law at the Ohio State University at Columbus, and then read law to be admitted to the bar in 1915. He entered private practice in New Lexington, Ohio from 1915 to 1923. He was a prosecuting attorney of Perry County, Ohio from 1917 to 1921.