William L. Nelson

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William L. Nelson

William Lester Nelson (born August 4, 1875 in Bunceton , Cooper County , Missouri , †  December 31, 1946 in Columbia , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1943 he represented the state of Missouri three times in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Nelson attended his homeland public schools, the Hooper Institute , William Jewell College in Liberty, and the Missouri College of Agriculture in Columbia. He then taught as a teacher for a number of years before entering the newspaper business in Bunceton. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1901 to 1903 and again from 1905 to 1907 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives . He then moved to Columbia. Between 1908 and 1918 he worked for the Missouri State Department of Agriculture. From 1921 to 1924 he also worked for some agricultural magazines. He was also involved in the agricultural sector himself.

In the 1918 congressional election , Nelson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Dorsey William Shackleford on March 4, 1919 . Since he was not confirmed in 1920, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1921 . During this time the 18th and 19th amendments were ratified. In the following years he worked in agriculture and journalism.

In the 1924 election , Nelson was re-elected to Congress in the eighth district of his state. There he replaced Sidney C. Roach on March 4, 1925 , who had been his successor four years earlier. After three re-elections, he was able to spend four more terms in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1933. In 1932 Nelson was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. Two years later he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in the second district of his state as the successor to Ralph F. Lozier , where he was able to complete the last four legislative periods between January 3, 1935 and January 3, 1943. By 1941, more New Deal laws were passed in Congress by the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Since December 7, 1941, the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , the work of Congress has been shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1942, William Nelson was not re-elected. In 1943 he worked for the War Food Administration , which was responsible for distributing food during the war. He then returned to Columbia, where he died on December 31, 1946.

Web links

  • William L. Nelson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)