George Washington Rauch (February 22, 1876 – November 4, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a

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from

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from 1907 to 1917.

Early life and career

Born on a farm near

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in Salamonie Township, Indiana, Rauch attended the common schools and Valparaiso (Indiana) Normal School (now

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). He was graduated from the Northern Indiana Law School at Valparaiso in 1902. George was

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the same year and commenced the practice of law in

Marion, Indiana Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 United States Census. The city is the county seat of Grant County. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the ...

Congress

Rauch was elected as a

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to the Sixtieth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of his profession in

, served on the board of directors of the Motor Securities Corporation and as president and treasurer of the Davis Records Co.. He was appointed a Federal bank receiver for banks in Swayzee, Sheridan, and Marion, Indiana, serving from 1930 to 1939. He served as member of the city school board 1927–1933. He died in

, November 4, 1940. He was interred in Masonic Cemetery,

Warren, Indiana Warren is a town in Salamonie Township, Huntington County, Indiana. The population of Warren was 1,182 at the time of the 2020 census. History Warren, originally known as "Jonesboro," was platted in 1833 near the Indianapolis & Ft. Wayne Road. In ...

Family

Rauch and his wife Emma had two sons and a daughter named George W. Rauch, Jr., Martha Ellen Rauch, and Richard A. Rauch and the name George W. Rauch has been passed down for five generations as of 2022. His son George W. Rauch, Jr. (7/18/1919-11/10/2011) was a prominent attorney in Chicago who had three children (Jane, Lynn and George W Rauch III)and three step-daughters (Alison Farlow, Juliet Farlow and Lesley Farlow). George W. Rauch III (11/6/1944–Present) who is currently living in the Gulf Coast of Florida. George W. Rauch III is the father of four children (3 sons and 1 daughter), his second son, George W Rauch IV and his daughter Ellis are both married. Second born son, George W Rauch IV (5/22/1980-Present) has three children (George W. Rauch V, born 9/21/2009, Molly and Patrick). Daughter Ellis has two boys (Hayne Richard Falck 04/17/2009 and Andrew Katzenbach Falck 11/23/2010).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rauch, George Washington 1876 births 1940 deaths Valparaiso University alumni People from Marion, Indiana Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana People from Huntington County, Indiana