Ernest Greenwood

Ernest Greenwood

Ernest Greenwood (born November 25, 1884 in Yorkshire , Great Britain , † June 15, 1955 in Bay Shore , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1953 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ernest Greenwood attended Halifax public schools and the Evening Technical Institute and College . He then worked in Sheffield in 1905 and 1906 and in Halifax between 1907 and 1910 for various engineering firms. Last year he immigrated to the United States, where he worked for General Electric in Schenectady between 1910 and 1914 . He attended the City College of New York and Columbia University . He then taught in public schools in Schenectady between 1914 and 1916 and at Islip High School between 1916 and 1920 . During the First World War , he was also a member of the commission responsible for recording and inventorying military resources. He then worked as a supervisor for the Federal Committee for Vocational Training. He then worked as principal between 1922 and 1927 and then between 1927 and 1946 as principal at the Dwight School for Boys and the New York Preparatory School for Adults . He then chaired its board of trustees between 1946 and 1955. During this time he held several offices. In 1947 and 1948 he was chairman of the planning committee for the Bay Shore Education Committee. He then worked as treasurer between 1947 and 1950 . In addition, he kandidierter 1949 unsuccessfully as a Republican for a seat in District Council of Suffolk County . In the following congressional elections in 1950 Greenwood was elected as a Democrat in the first constituency of New York in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded William K. Macy on March 4, 1951 . However, he suffered for his re-election bid in 1952 , a defeat and withdrew from the after March 3, 1953 Congress of. The candidacy in 1954 was also unsuccessful. He died on June 15, 1955 in Bay Shore and was then buried in Oakwood Cemetery .

Web links

• Ernest Greenwood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ernest Greenwood in the database of Find a Grave (English)