Harry Gandy

Harry Gandy

Harry Luther Gandy (born August 13, 1881 in Churubusco , Whitley County , Indiana , † August 15, 1957 in Los Gatos , California ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1921 he represented the third constituency of the state of South Dakota in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Harry Gandy attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1901 the Tri-State College in Angola (Indiana). In 1907 he moved to Rapid City , South Dakota. Between 1910 and 1918 he published the newspaper "Wasta Gazette". Between 1910 and 1945 he also owned a ranch where he ran cattle. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1911, Gandy was elected to the South Dakota Senate. In 1913 President Woodrow Wilson appointed him to a post in the Treasury Department of the Rapid City Land Office .

Gandy in Congress

In 1914, Gandy was elected to the US House of Representatives in what was then the third constituency of South Dakota. There he replaced Eben Martin on March 4, 1915 . After a few re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until March 3, 1921. In the 1920 elections he was defeated by Republican William Williamson . Gandy was the second of three MPs for the South Dakota Third Constituency, which only existed between 1913 and 1933.

Another résumé

After his time in Congress ended, Gandy returned to his private business, particularly farming and his ranch. On the side, however, he also held various other offices. From 1923 to 1930 he was executive director of the National Coal Association , based in Washington . In the 1930s he had numerous business connections with the coal industry. From 1937 to 1940 he was chairman of the Bituminous Coal Producers in Cincinnati . Gandy was also on the board of directors of the Elk River Coal & Lumber Company and, since 1944, of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad Company in West Virginia . He spent his twilight years in Los Gatos, California, where he died in 1957. He was buried in Rapid City.

Web links

• Harry Gandy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Harry Gandy in the database of Find a Grave (English)