John H. Tolan

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John H. Tolan (1940)

John Harvey Tolan (born January 15, 1877 in St. Peter , Nicollet County , Minnesota , †  June 30, 1947 in Westwood , Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1947 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Tolan attended public schools in his homeland. In 1897 he moved to Anaconda , Montana . After studying law at the University of Kansas at Lawrence and being admitted to the bar in 1902, he began working in this profession in Anaconda. Between 1904 and 1906 he was a District Attorney in Deer Lodge County . In 1914, Tolan moved to Oakland , California, where he practiced as a lawyer. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1934 congressional election , Tolan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of California , where he succeeded Ralph R. Eltse on January 3, 1935 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1947 . During his time in Congress, further New Deal laws were passed there by the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt until 1941 . Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of the Second World War and its consequences.

Tolan renounced another candidacy in 1946. He died of a heart attack on June 30, 1947. This was triggered by the stress associated with the disappearance of his two-year-old granddaughter. The child reappeared unharmed a little later.

Web links

  • John H. Tolan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Tolan, John H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tolan, John Harvey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Peter , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1947
Place of death Westwood , California