Walter H. Albaugh

Walter Hugh Albaugh (born January 2, 1890 in Phoneton , Miami County , Ohio , †  January 21, 1942 in Troy , Ohio) was an American politician . In 1938 and 1939 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Walter Albaugh attended the public schools in his home country and the high school there. In 1910 and 1911 he was active in the construction industry and as a surveyor of the oil lands in Ohio and West Virginia . After a subsequent law degree at Ohio State University in Columbus and his admission as a lawyer in 1914, he began to work in Troy in this profession. Between May and December 1918 he served in an infantry unit of the American armed forces during the final phase of the First World War . After the war he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1921 and 1925 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives .

After the resignation of Democratic MP Frank Le Blond Kloeb , Albaugh was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the by-election for the fourth seat of Ohio , where he took up his new mandate on November 8, 1938. Since he was no longer running in the regular congressional elections in 1938 , he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1939 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Albaugh practiced again as a lawyer. He died in Troy on January 21, 1942 and was buried in Dayton .

Web links

• Walter H. Albaugh in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Walter H. Albaugh in the database of Find a Grave (English)