Charles I. Faddis

Charles I. Faddis

Charles Isiah Faddis (born June 13, 1890 in Loudonville , Ashland County , Ohio , †  April 1, 1972 in Mazatlán , Mexico ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1942 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1891 Charles Faddis moved with his parents to Waynesburg , Pennsylvania, where he attended public schools and Waynesburg College . In 1915 he graduated from the Pennsylvania State College agricultural school . A year later he served as a sergeant in the Pennsylvania National Guard during a border dispute with Mexico. During the First World War he served in an infantry unit in the US Army . He rose to lieutenant colonel. After the end of the war he belonged to the American occupation forces in Germany; he received the Purple Heart during this time . Between 1919 and 1926 Faddis was a contractor in Waynesburg. In 1930 he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth ( Kansas ). From 1926 to 1933 he also worked as an oil and gas field broker.

Politically, Faddis joined the Democratic Party . In the 1932 congressional elections he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 25th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican Henry Wilson Temple on March 4, 1933 . After four re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on December 4, 1942 . During his time in Congress, the Roosevelt government passed the New Deal laws there until 1941 . 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. Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1942, Faddis was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. He resigned from his mandate before the end of his last legislative term in order to rejoin the army and take part in World War II. He achieved the rank of colonel. Also in this war he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star . After the war, he raised Hereford cattle. He was also active in the oil, gas and coal businesses. Charles Faddis died on April 1, 1972 in Mazatlán, Mexico and was buried in Rogersville, Pennsylvania.

Web links

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• Charles I. Faddis in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles I. Faddis in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Henry Wilson Temple	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (25th constituency) March 4, 1933 - December 4, 1942	Grant Furlong