Joseph E. Ransdell

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Joseph E. Ransdell

Joseph Eugene Ransdell (born October 7, 1858 in Alexandria , Louisiana , † July 27, 1954 in Lake Providence , Louisiana) was an American politician . From 1899 to 1913 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives for the Democratic Party . From 1913 to 1931 he was represented for Louisiana in the US Senate .

Ransdell was also an entrepreneur. In 1920 he founded a printing company in Washington, DC . In 1931, after his time as a senator, he returned to Louisiana and took part in a cotton and pecan plantation and became a real estate agent.

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  • Joseph E. Ransdell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ransdell, Joseph E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ransdell, Joseph Eugene (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Alexandria , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1954
Place of death Lake Providence , Louisiana