Laurence Hawley Watres

Laurence Hawley Watres (born July 18, 1882 in Scranton , Pennsylvania , †  February 6, 1964 in Puerto Rico ) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1931 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Laurence Watres was the son of Louis Arthur Watres (1851-1937), who was Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania between 1891 and 1895 . He attended public schools in his home country and the Hill School in Pottstown . In 1904 he graduated from Princeton University . After a subsequent law degree at Harvard University and his admission to the bar in 1907, he began to work in Scranton in this profession. During the First World War he served in the US Army , in which he rose to major. For his military achievements he was awarded the Purple Heart , among other things . After the war, he served as a lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania National Guard, where he was involved in restructuring an infantry regiment. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 1922 congressional election , Watres was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Clarence Dennis Coughlin on March 4, 1923 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 4, 1931 . The period from autumn 1929 was shaped by the events of the Great Depression.

In 1930 Watres renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer in Scranton again until 1951. He then moved to East Orange , New Jersey . He died in Puerto Rico on February 6, 1964 while on vacation.

Web links

• Laurence Hawley Watres in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Laurence Hawley Watres in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Clarence Dennis Coughlin	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (11th constituency) March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1931	Patrick J. Boland