Burton L. French

Burton French

Burton Lee French (born August 1, 1875 in Delphi , Carroll County , Indiana , † September 12, 1954 in Hamilton , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1933 he represented the state of Idaho in the US House of Representatives several times .

Early years

In 1880, Burton French moved with his parents to Kearney , Nebraska, and two years later to the Idaho Territory . There he attended public schools and then until 1901 the University of Idaho . Between 1901 and 1903 he studied at the University of Chicago . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in his new profession in Moscow .

Political career

Burton French's political career began while he was still a student. He became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1898 and 1902 he was an MP in the Idaho House of Representatives . In the congressional elections of 1902 French was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Thomas L. Glenn on March 4, 1903 . After he was re-elected in 1904 and 1906, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until March 3, 1909. In the elections of 1908 its seat went to Thomas Ray Hamer .

Two years later, in 1910, Burton managed to re-enter the US House of Representatives in Washington , where he was able to serve two further terms between March 4, 1911 and March 3, 1915. In 1914, Burton did not run for re-election; instead, he ran unsuccessfully within his party for nomination for the US Senate . In 1916 he returned to the US House of Representatives after an election victory. After the corresponding re-elections there followed a total of eight consecutive legislative periods up to March 3, 1933; during this time he was among other things chairman of the Committee on Memorials . In 1930 and 1931, French was an American delegate to international conferences in London and Bucharest .

Another résumé

In 1932 and 1934, French ran unsuccessfully to remain or return to Congress. He then became Professor of Government Affairs at Miami University in Oxford ( Ohio ). He held this teaching post from 1935 to 1947. In 1947, French was appointed to the Federal Loyalty Review Board by President Harry S. Truman . He remained a member of this body until 1953. Burton French died in Ohio in September 1954 and was buried in Moscow.

Web links

• Burton L. French in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Burton L. French in the database of Find a Grave (English)