Donald C. Dobbins

Donald Claude Dobbins (born March 20, 1878 in Dewey , Champaign County , Illinois , †  February 14, 1943 in Champaign , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1937 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Donald Dobbins attended public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana . He then continued his education at Dixon Business College and George Washington University in Washington, DC . Between 1896 and 1899 he worked as a teacher. From 1900 to 1906 he worked as a stenographer and correspondent. This was followed by a position with the American Federal Post Office until 1909. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1909, he began to work in this profession in Champaign. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In June 1936 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , on which President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for re-election.

In the 1932 congressional election , Dobbins was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 19th  constituency of Illinois, where he succeeded Republican Charles Adkins on March 4, 1933 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1937 . It was there during his tenure in Congress that many of the Roosevelt administration's New Deal laws were passed. 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.

In 1936 Donald Dobbins decided not to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Champaign on February 14, 1943.

Web links

• Donald C. Dobbins in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Donald C. Dobbins in the database of Find a Grave (English)