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Roy Henry Thorpe (December 13, 1874 – September 19, 1951) was an American salesman and
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politician.


Early life and education

He was born near
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, on December 13, 1874, and graduated from Greensburg High School. He studied pharmacy, medicine, and law.


Career

As an evangelist, Thorpe was known as "the boy tramp orator of 1896". He worked as a salesman in
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, from 1897 to 1904 and in
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, from 1905 to 1919. In 1919, Thorpe moved to
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, still working as a salesman. On November 7, 1922, he was elected to the
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to fill the seat left open by
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who resigned to become a special war fraud prosecutor. He did not seek reelection in 1922, but attempted a comeback in 1924 but was defeated by John H. Morehead. He traveled as a sales organizer and later engaged in the insurance business.


Death

He died in Lincoln on September 19, 1951, and is interred in
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.


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* 1874 births 1951 deaths People from Greensburg, Indiana Politicians from Lincoln, Nebraska Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska People from Du Quoin, Illinois People from Shenandoah, Iowa {{Nebraska-politician-stub