Lawrence E. Imhoff (December 28, 1895 – April 18, 1988) was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio
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. He served in
Congress
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from 1933 to 1939 and again from 1941 to 1943.
Early life and career
Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to
St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and
St. Clairsville High School
St. Clairsville High School is a public high school in St. Clairsville, Ohio, United States. It currently houses grades 9 through 12. Their nickname is the Red Devils, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of ...
.
World War I
During the
First World War
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, he enlisted as a private in the Fifth Regiment,
United States Marine Corps
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, and served from August 9, 1917, until honorably discharged on April 1, 1919. He received the
Purple Heart Medal
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.
After the war, Imhoff attended the
Ohio State University
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in
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
. He served as the clerk of courts for
Belmont County, Ohio
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, from 1921 to 1925. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar
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in January 1930. He served as probate judge of Belmont County 1925–1933.
Congress
Imhoff was elected as a
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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to the
Seventy-third,
Seventy-fourth, and
Seventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the
Seventy-sixth Congress. He served as special assistant to the
United States Attorney General
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in 1939 and 1940.
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Imhoff was again elected to the
Seventy-seventh Congress (January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the
Seventy-eighth Congress.
World War II
With
World War II
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raging, Imhoff was commissioned as a
lieutenant commander
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in the
United States Navy Reserve
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on January 21, 1943. He was promoted to rank of
commander
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...
and released from active duty on November 8, 1945.
Later career and death
He was appointed on November 9, 1945, a member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals,
Washington, D.C.
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, and retired December 31, 1964.
He was a resident of
North Fort Myers, Florida
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Geo ...
, until his death there on April 18, 1988.
Sources
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1895 births
1988 deaths
People from St. Clairsville, Ohio
Ohio State University alumni
Ohio lawyers
United States Marines
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I
United States Navy personnel of World War II
United States Navy officers
20th-century American politicians
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni
People from North Fort Myers, Florida
20th-century American lawyers
Military personnel from Ohio
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
United States Navy reservists