John W. Harreld

John W. Harreld

John William Harreld (born January 24, 1872 in Morgantown , Butler County , Kentucky , †  December 26, 1950 in Oklahoma City ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Oklahoma in both chambers of the US Congress .

Life

Harreld attended the National Normal University in Lebanon ( Ohio ) and the Bryant and Stratton Business College in Louisville , where he was also a lecturer during his studies. After graduating from law , he was admitted to the bar in 1889 and initially worked as a lawyer in Morgantown. From 1892 he was a prosecutor in Butler County.

In 1906 he moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma, where he continued to practice as a lawyer. Between 1908 and 1915 he acted as an arbitrator in bankruptcy cases before stepping down to take over management of an oil company. He continued to work in the oil business after moving to Oklahoma City in 1917.

politics

On November 8th, John W. Harreld took over the seat of the late Joseph Bryan Thompson in the US House of Representatives in Washington . There he left on March 3, 1921, after he had been elected US Senator for Oklahoma the previous year . He completed a full legislative period in the Senate between March 4, 1921 and March 3, 1927, but failed in the attempt to re-elect the Democrat Elmer Thomas . During his tenure in the Senate, he chaired the Committee on Indian Affairs .

In 1940 he ran again for election to the House of Representatives, but was defeated and returned to Oklahoma City, where he again worked as a lawyer and in the oil business and died in 1950.

Web links

Commons : John W. Harreld  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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

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