George Evan Howell

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George Evan Howell

George Evan Howell (born September 21, 1905 in Marion , Illinois , †  January 18, 1980 in Clearwater , Florida ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1941 and 1947 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives ; then he became a federal judge .

Career

George Howell attended the public schools in Villa Grove in Douglas County and then studied until 1927 at the University of Illinois College of Commerce in Urbana . In 1927 and 1928 he worked as a teacher in McHenry County . From 1928 to 1930 he was on the faculty at the University of Illinois College of Commerce . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1930, he began to work in Springfield in this profession. In 1933 he became a member of the Reserve Corps for officers in the United States Army . Between 1937 and 1941, Howell served as a bankruptcy arbitrator in the federal district court for the southern district of Illinois.

Politically, Howell was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1940 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Democrat Frank W. Fries on January 3, 1941 . After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on October 5, 1947 . Since December 7, 1941, the work of the Congress was shaped by the events of the Second World War and later by its consequences.

Howell's resignation came after his appointment as a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims . He held this office until 1953. From 1953 to 1955 he was chairman of the commission on toll roads in Illinois. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He moved to Largo , Florida and died on January 18, 1980 in Clearwater. His urn was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia .

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SURNAME Howell, George Evan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Maruion , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1980
Place of death Clearwater , Florida