Arthur H. Greenwood

Arthur Herbert Greenwood (born January 31, 1880 in Plainville , Daviess County , Indiana , † April 26, 1963 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1939 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Arthur Greenwood attended public schools in his home country including Washington high school . After a subsequent law degree at Indiana University in Bloomington and his admission to the bar in 1905, he began to work in this profession in Washington. He later supplemented his legal knowledge with further studies at George Washington University .

Between 1910 and 1916, Greenwood served on the Washington City Education Committee. From 1911 to 1915 he was the legal representative of Daviess County; from 1916 to 1918 he served as a prosecutor in the 49th Judicial District of Indiana. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1922 congressional elections , Greenwood was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Oscar E. Bland on March 4, 1923 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1939 . Since 1933 he represented there as the successor of Louis Ludlow the seventh district of his state; that year he also succeeded John McDuffie as a whip in the Democratic majority . In 1935, Greenwood was a member of the American delegation that attended the inauguration of Philippine President Manuel Quezon . Since 1933, most of the federal government's New Deal laws have passed in Congress. In 1938, Greenwood was not re-elected.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Greenwood practiced law again. He also worked as a farmer and banker. In 1944, he sought unsuccessfully to return to Congress. Since 1946 Arthur Greenwood lived in retirement, which he spent in Bradenton ( Florida ). He died in Bethesda on April 26, 1963.

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SURNAME	Greenwood, Arthur H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Greenwood, Arthur Herbert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 31, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	Plainville , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH	April 26, 1963
Place of death	Bethesda , Maryland