Raymond W. Karst

Raymond Willard Karst (born December 31, 1902 in St. Louis , Missouri , †  October 4, 1987 in Kirkwood , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1951 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Raymond Karst attended Wyman Grade School and the St. Louis Academy . After a subsequent law degree at Saint Louis University and his admission as a lawyer in 1926, he began to work in St. Louis in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1935 and 1936 . Between 1936 and 1940 he also served as a judge in St. Louis. During the Second World War he served as a captain orderly officer in the United States Army between 1942 and 1945 .

In the 1948 congressional elections , Karst was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Walter C. Ploeser on January 3, 1949 . Since he was not confirmed in 1950, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1951 . This was shaped by the events of the Cold War . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Karst practiced as a lawyer in Clayton . In 1955 he became an advisor to the Economic Stabilization Agency . He later worked on the board of this federal agency. He was also chairman of Karst Enterprises . He died in Kirkwood on October 4, 1987.

Web links

• Raymond W. Karst in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)