Harry W. Musselwhite

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Harry Webster Musselwhite (born May 23, 1868 in Coldwater , Michigan , †  December 14, 1955 in San Lorenzo , California ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Harry Musselwhite attended public schools in his home country including Coldwater High School. He then completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade there. From 1886 to 1888 he worked as a printer in this city. In 1888 he moved to Detroit , where he worked as a newspaper reporter until 1905. Between 1905 and 1914 he wrote for the local and sports section of the Grand Rapids Herald in Grand Rapids . After moving to Manistee , he was the owner and editor of the newspaper "Manistee Daily News-Advocate" from 1915 to 1928. In 1920 and 1930 Musselwhite headed the census bureau in the ninth and fourth census districts of Michigan. From 1927 to 1932 he served as the deputy chairman of his state's hospital commission.

Politically, Musselwhite was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1932 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded the late Republican James C. McLaughlin on March 4, 1933 . This election victory was in the federal trend of the time in favor of the Democratic Party. Since he lost to Albert J. Engel in 1934 , he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1935 . During this time, the 20th amendment to the constitution came into force, which was passed in the previous legislative period. Among other things, this law brought the beginning of the legislative periods of Congress forward to January 3rd. During Musselwhite's time as a congressman, the 21st amendment was passed there, repealing the 18th amendment from 1919. It was about the prohibition law . At that time, the first New Deal laws of the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt were discussed and passed in Congress.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Harry Musselwhite continued his journalistic activities until his retirement. He died on December 14, 1955 in San Lorenzo.

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personal data
SURNAME Musselwhite, Harry W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Musselwhite, Harry Webster
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH near Coldwater , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1955
Place of death San Lorenzo , California