Laurence F. Arnold

Laurence Fletcher Arnold (born June 8, 1891 in Newton , Jasper County , Illinois , †  December 6, 1966 there ) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1943 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Laurence Arnold attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Chicago . He also completed a law degree. From 1916 he worked in Newton in the banking industry and as a dealer in hay and grain. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1923 and 1927, and again from 1933 to 1937, he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives . In 1924 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York , on which John W. Davis was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1936 congressional election , Arnold was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded the unrelated William W. Arnold on January 3, 1937 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1943 . By 1941, the last of the Federal Government's New Deal laws were passed there under President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1942, Arnold was not re-elected. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous activities. He also became President of the Peoples State Bank . In 1950 he competed unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He died on December 6, 1966 in his hometown of Newton.

Web links

• Laurence F. Arnold in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Laurence F. Arnold in the database of Find a Grave (English)