Eugene B. Crowe

Eugene B. Crowe

Eugene Burgess Crowe (born January 5, 1878 in Jeffersonville , Clark County , Indiana , †  May 12, 1970 in Indianapolis , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1941 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Eugene Crowe attended his homeland public schools and the Borden Academy . Between 1894 and 1896 he worked as a teacher. In 1899 he moved to Bedford . In his new hometown, Crowe worked as a furniture salesman; He was also active in the real estate business and banking. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1908 and 1960 he took part as a delegate at their regional party conventions in Indiana. In 1928, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 he was also a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . In 1939 he was an American delegate to the Congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Oslo .

In the 1930 congressional election , Crowe was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded James W. Dunbar on March 4, 1931 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1941 . Since 1933 he represented there as the successor to Fred S. Purnell the ninth district of his state. During this time, most of the federal government's New Deal laws were passed in Congress. In 1933 the 20th and 21st amendments came into force. In 1940, Crowe was not re-elected.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Eugene Crowe resumed his previous activities. He was also president of Stone City National Bank , head of a hotel and an insurance company. He died on May 12, 1970 in Indianapolis at the age of 92.

Web links

• Eugene B. Crowe in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Eugene B. Crowe in the database of Find a Grave (English)