Donald B. Partridge

Donald Barrows Partridge (born June 7, 1891 in Norway , Oxford County , Maine , † June 5, 1946 in Portland , Maine) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1933 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Donald Partridge attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1914 the Bates College in Lewiston . Between 1914 and 1917 he taught himself as a teacher at Canton high school . He was then from 1919 to 1931 in addition to his other activities listed below, administrative clerk at the Supreme Court in Oxford County. After studying law at the same time and being admitted to the bar in 1924, he began to practice his new profession in Norway. Between 1924 and 1931 Partridge was also a council clerk in Norway.

Politically, Partridge was a member of the Republican Party . He presided over Oxford County for six years. In 1930 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Maine , where he succeeded Wallace H. White on March 4, 1931 . Since he was no longer nominated by his party for another term in 1932, Partridge could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1933 . This was overshadowed by the consequences of the global economic crisis. During this time, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution was passed, which redefined the beginning and the end of the terms of office of Congress and the President.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Donald Partridge worked again as a lawyer. He also became a member of the Maine Industrial Accident Commission , a commission that dealt with industrial accidents at the state level. He died on June 5, 1946 while on business in Portland and was buried in his native Norway.

Web links

• Donald B. Partridge in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Donald B. Partridge in the database of Find a Grave (English)