Edgar A. Jonas

Edgar Allan Jonas (born October 14, 1885 in Mishicot , Manitowoc County , Wisconsin , †  November 14, 1965 in Evanston , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1955 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edgar Jonas attended his homeland public schools and Manitowoc County Normal School . Between 1903 and 1907 he worked as a teacher in his home district. After a subsequent law degree at the Chicago Law School and his admission to the bar in 1909, he began to work in this profession in Chicago . In 1919 and 1920 he was a legal advisor to the City of Chicago ( Assistant Corporation Counsel ). From 1921 to 1923 he was the assistant prosecutor in Cook County . He then served as a municipal judge in Chicago from 1923 to 1937. In 1941 and 1942 he was a judge in the Cook County Superior Court . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1945 and 1947 he was a member beisitzendes ( Associate Member ) of the Parole Board of Illinois. In June 1948 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia .

In the 1948 congressional election , Jonas was elected to the 12th constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Noah M. Mason , who moved to the 15th district, on January 3, 1949 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1955 . It was during this period that the Cold War began , the Korean War, and the beginning of the civil rights movement .

In 1954 Edgar Jonas was not re-elected. Two years later, he applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Chicago. He died in Evanston on November 14, 1965 and was buried in Chicago.

Web links

• Edgar A. Jonas in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edgar A. Jonas in the database of Find a Grave (English)