Arthur P. Lamneck

Arthur P. Lamneck

Arthur Philip Lamneck (born March 12, 1880 in Port Washington , Tuscarawas County , Ohio , †  April 23, 1944 in Columbus , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1939 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Arthur Lamneck attended public schools in his home country and then Port Washington High School until 1897 . Between 1907 and 1929 he worked in the metal industry in Columbus. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1913 and 1921 he was a member of the Columbus City Council and in 1924 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York .

In the 1930 congressional election , Lamneck was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Republican John C. Speaks on March 4, 1931 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by January 3, 1939 . These were initially shaped by the events of the Great Depression. Since 1933, many of the Roosevelt administration's New Deal laws have been passed. 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.

In 1938 Arthur Lamneck was not re-elected. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked in the coal trade. In 1940 he sought unsuccessfully to return to Congress. Three years later, he ran unsuccessfully in his party's primary election for the office of mayor of Columbus. He died on April 23, 1944 and was buried in his native Port Washington.

Web links

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• Arthur P. Lamneck in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Arthur P. Lamneck in the database of Find a Grave (English)