Charles Gossett

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Charles Gossett

Charles Clinton Gossett (* 2 September 1888 in Price Town , Highland County , Ohio ; † 20th September 1974 in Boise , Idaho ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party .

After attending school in Ohio first Gossett moved to Cunningham in the State of Washington , and later by Ontario ( Oregon ). Eventually he settled in Nampa, Idaho, where he worked in the agricultural and shipping industries.

The beginning of his political career marked the election to the House of Representatives from Idaho in 1932. Four years later he became vice governor of the state; Governor at that time was Barzilla W. Clark . After the 1940 election, he held the post of deputy for two years; Governor was now Chase A. Clark .

In 1944, Gossett was elected governor himself. But his term of office lasted barely a year. In November 1945 he resigned and was appointed Senator by his successor Arnold Williams . He succeeded the late John W. Thomas in Washington .

However, when it came to filling this Senate mandate in a by-election for a full legislative period, Charles Gossett failed in the primaries of his party to State Senator George E. Donart . This in turn lost in the actual election against Republican Congressman Henry Dworshak .

Gossett returned to his business interests. In 1954 he started again for a political comeback when it came to the successor to the outgoing governor Len Jordan . But history repeated itself: he lost in his party's primary elections to State Senator Clark Hamilton , who had lost out to Republican Robert E. Smylie in the election .

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SURNAME Gossett, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gossett, Charles Clinton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Pricetown , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1974
Place of death Boise , Idaho