John G. Utterback

John Gregg Utterback (born July 12, 1872 in Franklin , Indiana , † July 11, 1955 in Bangor , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Utterback was a cousin of Hubert Utterback (1880-1942), who sat in Congress for the State of Iowa from 1935 to 1937 . He attended the public schools in his homeland and then worked between 1889 and 1892 in a company that made carriages. Between 1892 and 1905 he was a traveling dealer. He lived in Jackson ( Michigan ), Rochester ( New York ) and Winchester ( Massachusetts ), among others .

In 1905 Utterback settled in Bangor, Maine, where he sold carriages. Later he adapted to the development of motor vehicles and entered the automobile trade. Between 1912 and 1914 he was a city councilor in Bangor. From 1914 to 1915 he also served as mayor of this city. In the following years he continued to work in the automotive industry. In 1930 he was chairman of the Maine Motor Vehicles Committee .

Utterback was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1932 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated as a presidential candidate. In the same year he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Maine , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1933. The election result against Republican Owen Brewster was extremely narrow with a margin of 324 votes. Brewster suspected election fraud and lodged an unsuccessful complaint against the election results. In the next election in 1934, Utterback had to admit defeat to Brewster. So he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1935. During this time, the 21st amendment to the Constitution was passed, repealing the 18th Amendment from 1919, which had introduced the nationwide prohibition law. Utterback supported the lifting of the alcohol ban.

Between 1935 and 1944, Utterback was US Marshal for Maine. He also continued to work in the automotive business. He became president of the Utterback Corp. John Utterback died on July 11, 1955 in Bangor; he was buried there.

Web links

• John G. Utterback in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John G. Utterback in the database of Find a Grave (English)