Clyde Howard Tavenner

Clyde Howard Tavenner

Clyde Howard Tavenner (born February 4, 1882 in Cordova , Rock Island County , Illinois , †  February 6, 1942 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1917 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Clyde Tavenner attended the public schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. Then he began a journalistic career. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1910 and 1912 he headed the public relations department of the Democratic Congress Committee ( Director of Publicity for the Democratic National Congressional Committee ).

In the 1912 congressional election , Tavenner was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Republican James McKinney on March 4, 1913 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1917 . From 1915 he headed the Federal Post Ministry's expenditure control committee. During his time in Congress in 1913, the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. In 1916 he was not re-elected.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Clyde Tavenner worked as a journalist. He founded the monthly magazine Philippine Republic . He also worked as a publisher. In 1931 and 1932 he toured Europe, the Middle East and the Far East as a member of a commission in the then American Philippines . In 1939 he worked as an analyst for the House Rules Committee . Clyde Tavenner died on February 6, 1942 in the federal capital Washington and was buried in the local convention cemetery.

Web links

• Clyde Howard Tavenner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Clyde Howard Tavenner in the database of Find a Grave (English)