Walter F. Lineberger
Walter Franklin Lineberger (born July 20, 1883 in Whiteville , Hardeman County , Tennessee , † October 9, 1943 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1927 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Walter Lineberger attended the public schools in his home country and then the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy ( New York ). He later worked in Mexico in mining and agriculture. From 1911 he lived in Long Beach , California , where he worked as a farmer and banker. He became president of Guarantee Bond & Mortage Co. He also served in the US Army . Politically, he joined the Republican Party .
In the 1920 congressional election , Republican candidate Charles F. Van de Water was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of California . Since he was fatally injured in a car accident before the beginning of the legislative period, a by-election was necessary, which Lineberger won. After two re-elections he could remain in Congress between April 11, 1921 and March 3, 1927 . In 1926 he declined to run again. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . Then he withdrew from politics. He died on October 9, 1943 in Santa Barbara, where he was also buried.
Web links
- Walter F. Lineberger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Walter F. Lineberger in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Lineberger, Walter F. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lineberger, Walter Franklin (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1883 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | near Whiteville , Tennessee |
DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1943 |
Place of death | Santa Barbara , California |