Fred S. Purnell

Fred S. Purnell

Fred Sampson Purnell (born October 25, 1882 in Veedersburg , Fountain County , Indiana , †  October 21, 1939 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1933 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Fred Purnell attended public schools in his home country including Veedersburg High School. After a subsequent law degree at Indiana University in Bloomington and his admission as a lawyer in 1904, he began to work in Attica in this profession. Between 1910 and 1914 he was the city's legal representative.

Politically, Purnell joined the Republican Party . In 1914 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . In the congressional elections of 1916 he was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the ninth constituency of Indiana, where he succeeded Martin A. Morrison on March 4, 1917 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933. The First World War and the ratification of the 18th , 19th and 20th amendments to the Constitution took place during this period .

In 1932 he was not re-elected. Another candidacy was unsuccessful two years later. As a result, he practiced as a lawyer again. Between April and October 1939 he worked for the Congressional General Accounting Office in Washington. He retired on October 1, 1939; Fred Purnell died just three weeks later in the federal capital.

Web links

• Fred S. Purnell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Fred S. Purnell in the database of Find a Grave (English)