William W. Arnold

William W. Arnold

William Wright Arnold (born October 14, 1877 in Oblong , Crawford County , Illinois , †  November 23, 1957 in Robinson , Illinois) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1923 and 1935 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Arnold attended his homeland public schools and Austin College in Effingham . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana and his admission as a lawyer in 1901, he began to work in Robinson in this profession. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1922 congressional election , Arnold was elected to the 23rd  constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican Edwin B. Brooks on March 4, 1923 . After six re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on September 16, 1935 . The first of the Federal Government's New Deal laws were passed there under President Franklin D. Roosevelt since 1933 .

Arnold's resignation came after his appointment to the United States Board of Tax Appeals . He stayed there between 1935 and retiring on June 30, 1950. He also ran two large farms. At that time, William Arnold was also a director of various banks in his home country. He died in Robinson on November 23, 1957.

Web links

• William W. Arnold in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William W. Arnold in the database of Find a Grave (English)