Henry Dworshak

Henry C. Dworshak

Henry Clarence Dworshak (* 29. August 1894 in Duluth , Minnesota ; †  23. July 1962 in Washington DC ) was an American politician of the Republican Party , of the State of Idaho in both houses of the US Congress represented.

Life

After attending school, Henry Dworshak initially worked as a printer before joining the US Army towards the end of World War I and serving as a sergeant in an anti-aircraft battalion. When he returned from the war, he ran a printing supplies shop in Duluth. In 1920 he moved to Burley , Idaho, where he became editor of the Burley Bulletin newspaper .

Dworshak was politically active from 1938. After a successful election, he represented the 2nd congressional district of the state of Idaho until November 5, 1946 in the US House of Representatives . He then moved to the Senate within Congress after winning the by-election for the seat of the late John W. Thomas against State Senator George E. Donart ; Donart had previously prevailed in the Democratic primary against the acting incumbent Charles Gossett .

Dworshak lost his seat to Democratic candidate Bert H. Miller in the regular Senate election in 1948 . When he died after only nine months in office, Idaho's Governor Charles A. Robins named his predecessor Dworshak as his successor. Dworshak won the by-election in 1950 as well as the two subsequent regular elections, so that he remained in the Senate until his death in July 1962. During this time he made a name for himself as a staunch advocate of isolationist politics.

Henry Dworshak was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The Dworshak Dam on the Clearwater River and the Dworshak Elementary School in Burley bear his name in his honor.

Web links

• Henry Dworshak in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry Dworshak in the database of Find a Grave (English)