Charles W. Tobey

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Charles W. Tobey

Charles William Tobey (born July 22, 1880 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  July 24, 1953 in Bethesda , Maryland ) was an American politician and governor of the state of New Hampshire from 1929 to 1931 . Between 1933 and 1953 he represented his state in both chambers of Congress .

Early years and political advancement

Charles Tobey was born in the Boston suburb of Roxbury . He attended public schools in his home country and the Roxbury Latin School . In 1903 he moved to Temple , New Hampshire. There he began to work as a poultry farmer. Soon he was also active in other areas such as handicrafts and banking and insurance.

Tobey became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1915 and 1924 he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives on several occasions . From 1919 to 1920 he was president of this chamber. Between 1925 and 1926 he was a member and president of the State Senate . In 1928 he was elected as his party's candidate for governor of his state.

New Hampshire Governor

Tobey began his two-year term on January 3, 1929. During his tenure, government bonds were used to promote road construction in New Hampshire. The state's juvenile detention centers were improved and, for the first time in New Hampshire, the roads were cleared with the help of snow plows in winter. Before that, the snow was simply rolled together. The last months of his term in office were overshadowed by the global economic crisis. In 1930 Tobey declined to run again. Therefore, he had to leave office on January 1, 1931.

Tobey in Congress

After the end of his governorship, Tobey first devoted himself to his private and business affairs. Between March 4, 1933 and January 3, 1939, he was a member of the US House of Representatives in Washington . In 1938 he was elected to the US Senate as a Class 3 Senator . There he succeeded Fred H. Brown , who had also been one of his predecessors as governor. Tobey remained a senator between January 3, 1939 and his death on July 24, 1953. He was chairman of the banking and currency committee and a member of the domestic and foreign trade committee. Tobey was an advisor to the American government at a UNESCO conference that took place in Paris in 1952 , and he was a member of the American delegation to the International Monetary Conference in Bretton Woods in 1944 . After his death, his seat in the Senate fell to Robert W. Upton . Charles Tobey was married three times and had a total of four children.

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SURNAME Tobey, Charles W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tobey, Charles William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1953
Place of death Bethesda , Maryland