William A. Purtell

William A. Purtell

William Arthur Purtell (born May 6, 1897 in Hartford , Connecticut , † May 31, 1978 in West Hartford , Connecticut) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Connecticut in the US Senate .

Life

Purtell attended both public school and denominational school in his hometown of Hartford as a child. In the final stages of World War I , he joined the US Army in 1918 ; the following year he retired from the army with the rank of corporal .

Between 1919 and 1929 Purtell worked in retail. He then worked for the Holo-Krome Screw Corporation , a screw manufacturer in West Hartford. In this company he rose to the position of President and General Manager. He also held leading positions in other branches of business.

politics

In 1950, William Purtell ran for the nomination of his party for the election of governor of Connecticut, but was defeated by John Davis Lodge , who then defeated the Democratic incumbent Chester B. Bowles in the actual election .

On August 29, 1952, he was appointed as acting successor to the late Brien McMahon in the US Senate, in which he initially remained until November 4, 1952. Prescott Bush was elected as the official successor ; on the day of his departure, however, Purtell won the election for the second Senate seat from Connecticut, so that he returned to Congress on January 3, 1953 for a full six-year term . He ran for re-election in 1958, but was defeated by the Democrat Thomas J. Dodd . In 1956 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention , which US President Dwight D. Eisenhower confirmed as a candidate for another term.

Purtell returned to Connecticut, where he resumed his business activities. He died in 1978.

Web links

• William A. Purtell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• The Political Graveyard