George Ernest Foulkes

George Ernest Foulkes (born December 25, 1878 in Chicago , Illinois , †  December 13, 1960 in Hartford , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Foulkes attended public schools in his hometown of Chicago. After a subsequent law degree at Lake Forest University there and his admission as a lawyer in 1900, he began to work for the US Treasury Department . Between 1900 and 1919 he worked for this agency in various American cities. In 1920 he moved to Hartford, Michigan, where he worked in agricultural affairs. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In 1924, 1926, and 1928, Foulkes was a delegate to regional Democratic conventions in Michigan. In the 1932 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Republican John C. Ketcham on March 4, 1933 . Since he lost to Clare Hoffman in the 1934 elections , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1935 . During this time, the 20th amendment to the Constitution , which had been passed in the previous legislative period, came into force. This brought the start of the terms of office of members of Congress and President forward from March to January. In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Congress, repealing the 18th Amendment from 1919, the Prohibition Act. During Foulkes' time in the US House of Representatives, the first New Deal laws of the federal government were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt .

In 1934, Foulkes was the top candidate for the Farmer-Labor Party for gubernatorial elections . But he refused this offer. After leaving the US House of Representatives, Foulkes returned to farming. He was also active in literature. He also dealt with the organizational problems involved in running farms. George Foulkes died on December 13, 1960 in Hartford and was buried there.

Web links

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

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