John W. Boehne Jr.

John William Boehne Jr. (born March 2, 1895 in Evansville , Indiana , †  July 5, 1973 in Irvington , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1943 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Boehne was the son of the congressman of the same name John W. Boehne (1856-1946). He attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1918 at the University of Wisconsin – Madison . He then took part in the final phase of the First World War as a soldier in the US Army . Between 1920 and 1931 Boehne worked in the administration of Indiana Stove Works , where he was responsible for finances, among other things.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1930 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Harry E. Rowbottom on March 4, 1931 . After five re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1943 . Since 1933, Boehne represented the eighth district of his state there as the successor to Albert Henry Vestal . In the 1930s, most of the federal government's New Deal laws were passed in Congress. In 1933 the 20th and 21st amendments to the constitution were discussed and passed. Since December 7, 1941, the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , the work of Congress has been determined by the events of World War II .

In 1942, John Boehne was not re-elected. Between 1943 and 1957 he worked in the federal capital Washington as a financial advisor to companies. After that, he retired. He died on July 5, 1973 in Irvington, a borough of Baltimore .

Web links

• John W. Boehne in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John W. Boehne junior in the database of Find a Grave (English)