Earl Wilson (politician)

Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson (born April 18, 1906 in Huron , Lawrence County , Indiana , †  April 27, 1990 in Bedford , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1941 and 1965 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

Earl Wilson attended public schools in his home country and then Purdue University in Lafayette . He then studied until 1928 at the Coyne Electrical School in Chicago and then until 1931 at Indiana University in Bloomington . In the following years Wilson worked in the school service. Until 1940 he taught at various high schools in Indiana.

Politically, Wilson was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1940 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Eugene B. Crowe on January 3, 1941 . After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1959 . During this period the Second World War , the Korean War , the beginning of the Cold War and the civil rights movement took place . In 1951 the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

In 1958, Wilson was defeated by the Democrat Earl Hogan , whom he was able to beat again in the 1960 elections . After being re-elected, he spent two more terms in the US House of Representatives between January 3, 1961 and January 3, 1965. During this time the Vietnam War began . In addition, the 23rd and 24th amendments were ratified. In 1964, Wilson lost to Democratic Party's Lee H. Hamilton . Between 1969 and 1976 he was a member of the Indiana Senate . Then he withdrew from politics. He died in Bedford on April 27, 1990.

Web links

• Earl Wilson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Earl Wilson in the database of Find a Grave (English)