William D. McFarlane

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William Doddridge McFarlane (born July 17, 1894 in Greenwood , Arkansas , † February 18, 1980 in Graham , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1939 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William McFarlane attended the public schools of his home country and then studied between 1909 and 1914 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville . He then worked in Greenwood until 1918 in trade. Between August and December 1918 he took part as a first lieutenant in the final phase of the First World War. After the war, he continued his education in 1919 with further studies at the University of Arkansas. After studying law at Kent Law School in Chicago and being admitted to the bar in 1921, he began practicing this profession in Graham (Texas). At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1923 and 1927, McFarlane was a member of the Texas House of Representatives ; from 1927 to 1931 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1932 congressional election , McFarlane was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Guinn Williams on March 4, 1933 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1939 . During his tenure in Congress, most of the federal government's New Deal laws were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt . In 1938 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After that he worked as a lawyer again.

Between 1941 and 1944, McFarlane worked in Texarkana for the prosecution. From December 1944 to January 1946 he was a director of the Surplus Property Smaller War Plants Corporation in Washington; He then worked between 1946 and 1966 in various positions for the Federal Ministry of Justice. In 1951 he ran unsuccessfully in a by-election for Congress. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Graham on February 18, 1980.

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SURNAME McFarlane, William D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McFarlane, William Doddridge (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Greenwood , Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1980
Place of death Graham , Texas