Homer D. Angell

Homer D. Angell (1939)

Homer Daniel Angell (born January 12, 1875 in The Dalles , Oregon , † March 31, 1968 in Portland , Oregon) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1955 he represented the third constituency of the state of Oregon in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Homer Angell attended public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Oregon at Eugene until 1900 . After studying law at Columbia University in New York City , he was admitted to the bar in 1903. He then began his new profession in Portland, Oregon.

Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1929, 1931, and 1935 ; between 1937 and 1938 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1938 he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded Nan Wood Honeyman on January 3, 1939 . After he was confirmed in office in the following elections, he was able to complete a total of eight legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1955 . In the primary elections for the 1954 election, Angell could no longer assert himself within his party. He was defeated by the later Governor Tom McCall , who in turn lost to Edith Green of the Democratic Party .

After his time in Congress, Homer Angell retired. However, he remained interested in political events and took part in local politics in Oregon for the next ten years. He died in March 1968 at the age of 93. Homer Angell had been married to his former secretary Margaret Clagget since 1950.

Web links

• Homer D. Angell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Homer D. Angell in the database of Find a Grave (English)