Dow W. Harter

Dow W. Harter

Dow Watters Harter (born January 2, 1885 in Akron , Ohio , †  September 4, 1971 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1943 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Dow Harter attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . After studying law at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1907, he began to work in Akron in 1911 in this profession. From 1914 to 1916 he was the assistant prosecutor in Summit County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1919 and 1920 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; from 1918 to 1926 he was a federal commissioner ( United States commissioner ) in Akron.

In the 1932 congressional elections , Harter was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 14th  constituency of Ohio, where he succeeded Republican Francis Seiberling on March 4, 1933 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1943 . The Roosevelt government passed the New Deal laws there by 1941 . In 1935, the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd. Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1942, Dow Harter was not re-elected. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a partner in a law firm in Washington until 1965. After that, he retired. He died on September 4, 1971 in Washington, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Dow W. Harter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Dow W. Harter in the database of Find a Grave (English)