Louis C. Cramton

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Louis Convers Cramton (born December 2, 1875 in Hadley , Lapeer County , Michigan , †  June 23, 1966 in Saginaw , Michigan) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1931 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Louis Cramton attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1893 the Lapeer High School . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his admission as a lawyer in 1899, he began to work in Lapeer in his new profession. Between 1905 and 1923 he published the newspaper "Lapeer County Clarion". He also served intermittently with the Michigan Senate in the Legal Department of Administration. In 1907, he became the Michigan State's deputy railroad commissioner. Until 1909 he was also secretary of the railway committee.

Politically, Cramton was a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1909 and 1910 . In the 1912 congressional elections he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Henry McMorran on March 4, 1913 . After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1931 . During this time, the First World War and the adoption of the 17th , 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution took place .

In 1930 Cramton was not nominated for re-election by his party. In 1931 and 1932 he worked for the Federal Ministry of the Interior . Between 1934 and 1941 he was a judge in the 40th Judicial District of Michigan. In 1940 he participated as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , where Wendell Willkie was nominated as a candidate for president. Then he worked again as a lawyer. From 1948 to 1960 Cramton was again a member of the state parliament. He died in Saginaw on June 23, 1966.

Web links

  • Louis C. Cramton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Cramton, Louis C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cramton, Louis Convers (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Hadley , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1966
Place of death Saginaw , Michigan