Edward Henry Winter

Edward Henry Winter (born April 5, 1879 in Warren County , Missouri , †  June 29, 1941 ) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1933 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Missouri.

Career

Edward Winter graduated from Central Wesleyan College in 1905 . Then he worked in the newspaper industry. He edited several newspapers in Warrenton and Jefferson City . In 1926 he was president of the Missouri Press Association . In 1921 and 1922, although he was not a lawyer, he served as a probate judge in Warren County. Since 1933 he was also active in the investment industry. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1912 Winter was a substitute delegate to the Republican National Convention , at which President William Howard Taft was nominated for re-election, which was unsuccessful. Between 1923 and 1928 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives , whose speaker he had been since 1927.

In 1928, Winter was elected Lieutenant Governor of Missouri alongside Henry S. Caulfield . He held this office between January 14, 1929 and January 9, 1933. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . In 1932 he unsuccessfully applied for the office of governor. After serving as Lieutenant Governor, Winter continued his previous activities. He was also the Republican district chairman in his home country and a member of his party's state board. He died on June 29, 1941 and was buried in Jefferson City. He had three children with his wife, Dena M. Koelling.

Web links

• Edward Henry Winter in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Edward Henry Winter at The Political Graveyard