U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Morningside College Iowa, in 1915, taught school at Alta and Humboldt, Iowa, (1915-17) and during the World War I, served as a Private in the 3rd Service Company, Signal Corps, US Army. After the war, he graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1921, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chicago, Illinois. Moving to Iowa, in 1922, he was prosecuting Attorney of Webster County, (1924-29) and a member of the school board of Fort Dodge Independent School District, (1938-45). In 1945, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1957. After his unsuccessful bid for reelection, he served as regional legal counsel for International Cooperation Administration in the Middle East from 1957 until his retirement in 1959.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Morningside College Iowa, in 1915, taught school at Alta and Humboldt, Iowa, (1915-17) and during the World War I, served as a Private in the 3rd Service Company, Signal Corps, US Army. After the war, he graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1921, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chicago, Illinois. Moving to Iowa, in 1922, he was prosecuting Attorney of Webster County, (1924-29) and a member of the school board of Fort Dodge Independent School District, (1938-45). In 1945, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1957. After his unsuccessful bid for reelection, he served as regional legal counsel for International Cooperation Administration in the Middle East from 1957 until his retirement in 1959.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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