William Larrabee (politician, 1870)

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William Henry Larrabee (born February 21, 1870 in Crawfordsville , Indiana , †  November 16, 1960 in New Palestine , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1943 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Larrabee attended his home public schools as well as the Indiana Central Normal School in Danville and the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute . Between 1889 and 1895 he taught as a teacher in New Palestine. After a subsequent medical degree at the Indiana School of Medicine in Indianapolis and his approval as a doctor in 1898, he began to work in this profession in New Palestine. In 1917 and 1918 he was a secretary on the Hancock County's Health Committee .

Politically, Larrabee joined the Democratic Party . Between 1916 and 1920 he sat on the New Palestine City Council; and served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1923 to 1925 . In the 1930 congressional election , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Richard N. Elliott on March 4, 1931 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1943 . It was there that the Federal Government's New Deal laws were passed by 1941 . Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II . In 1933 the 20th and 21st amendments were ratified. Larrabee represented since 1933 as the successor to Glenn Griswold the eleventh district of his state. Between 1935 and 1939 he was chairman of the Committee on the Census ; from 1937 to 1943 he headed the education committee. In 1942 he was not re-elected.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, William Larrabee practiced as a doctor again. He died in New Palestine on November 16, 1960 at the age of 90.

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SURNAME Larrabee, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Larrabee, William Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH near Crawfordsville , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1960
Place of death New Palestine , Indiana