U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the State Normal School Illinois in 1917 and was principal of a grade school (1917-18). During World War I, he served as an Ensign in the United States Navy and after the war, he moved to Long Beach, California in 1921. There he engaged in the sale of automobiles, was elected to the Long Beach City Council in 1934 and was Mayor of Long Beach (1936-39). In 1939, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress and served until his death at age 43.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the State Normal School Illinois in 1917 and was principal of a grade school (1917-18). During World War I, he served as an Ensign in the United States Navy and after the war, he moved to Long Beach, California in 1921. There he engaged in the sale of automobiles, was elected to the Long Beach City Council in 1934 and was Mayor of Long Beach (1936-39). In 1939, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress and served until his death at age 43.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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