Harold J. Arthur

Harold John Arthur (born February 9, 1904 in Whitehall , New York , † July 19, 1971 in Plattsburgh , New York) was an American politician and governor of the state of Vermont from 1950 to 1951 .

Early years

Harold Arthur attended Albany Business College until 1922 . He then worked in Vermont as an employee at Brandon National Bank and ran a store. He was also on the board of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce . Between 1927 and 1929 he was a member of the advisory board to Governor John E. Weeks . After that he was head of the Federal Labor Office in Vermont ( US Employment Service ) until 1934 . He was next hired by the prosecutor and later US Senator Warren Austin as a stenographer. During this time he also studied law at La Salle Extension University in Chicago . Arthur was also Justice of the Peace in Burlington .

Political career

Harold Arthur was a member of the Republican Party and chairman of that party's youth organization in Vermont. Since 1928 he was a member of the national guard of this state. During the Second World War he was used with a division from Vermont in the Pacific region. There he was a military prosecutor. From 1931 to 1939 Arthur was employed in the administration of the Vermont House of Representatives . Between 1939 and 1949 he worked there as a parliamentarian. However, this mandate was interrupted by his military service during the war. In 1948, Harold Arthur was elected the new Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. After the resignation of Governor Ernest Gibson , who had been appointed federal judge, Arthur had to end his term under the state constitution. So he was between January 16, 1950 and January 4, 1951 for almost a year governor of Vermont. Arthur did not run for a term of his own as governor; instead, he ran unsuccessfully within his party for nomination for a seat in the US Congress in 1958 .

Another résumé

In the following years, Harold Arthur was a member of numerous boards of directors and associations. He died in July 1971 and was buried in Burlington. He had a child with his wife, Mary C. Alafat.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME	Arthur, Harold J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Arthur, Harold John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 9, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Whitehall , New York
DATE OF DEATH	July 19, 1971
Place of death	Plattsburgh , New York