Alfred L. Bulwinkle

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Alfred L. Bulwinkle

Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (born April 21, 1883 in Charleston , South Carolina , †  August 31, 1950 in Gastonia , North Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1950 he represented the state of North Carolina twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1891, Alfred Bulwinkle came to Dallas , North Carolina with his parents , where he attended public schools. After a subsequent law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his admission as a lawyer in 1904, he began to work in this profession in Dallas. Between 1913 and 1916 he served as a public prosecutor at the municipal court in Gastonia. From 1909 to 1917 he was a captain in the national guard of his state. In the years 1916 and 1917 he was ordered to the Mexican border on behalf of the federal government , where conflicts arose. During the First World War he served as a major in the US Army in Europe.

Politically, Bulwinkle was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1920 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Clyde R. Hoey on March 4, 1921 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1929 . In 1928 he was defeated by the Republican Charles A. Jonas .

In the elections of 1930 Bulwinkle was re-elected to Congress in the ninth district, where he replaced Jonas on March 4, 1931. Since he was confirmed in all subsequent elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on August 31, 1950. The New Deal laws of the federal government and the Second World War and its consequences fell during this period . From 1939 to 1941 Bulwinke was chairman of the Committee on Memorials . In 1944 he was a delegate to an international aviation conference in Chicago ; In 1947 he was an advisor to the civil aviation authorities in Montreal and Geneva . Alfred Bulwinkle died on August 31, 1950 in Gastonia.

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SURNAME Bulwinkle, Alfred L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bulwinkle, Alfred Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Charleston , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1950
Place of death Gastonia , North Carolina