Earl Chudoff

Earl Chudoff
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's4thdistrict
In office January 3, 1949 – January 5, 1958
Preceded by	Franklin J. Maloney
Succeeded by	Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1941–1948
Personal details
Born	(1907-11-15)November 15, 1907 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Died	May 17, 1993(1993-05-17)(aged 85)
Political party	Democratic

Earl Chudoff(November 15, 1907 – May 17, 1993) was an American lawyer and jurist who served five terms as aDemocraticmember of theU.S. House of RepresentativesfromPennsylvaniafrom 1949 to 1958.

Early life and career

Earl Chudoff was born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.He graduated from theWharton Schoolof theUniversity of Pennsylvaniaineconomicsin 1929 and from theUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Lawin 1932.

He worked as a building and loan examiner for the Pennsylvania State Department of Banking from 1936 to 1939.

World War II

He served as chiefboatswain's matein theUnited States Coast Guard Reservefrom December 1942 to September 1945.

Political career

He was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representativesfrom 1941 to 1948.

Congress

Chudoff was elected as a Democrat to theEighty-firstCongress, defeating incumbent Republican CongressmanFranklin J. Maloney,and was re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses, beginning on January 3, 1949.

He resigned on January 5, 1958, having been elected judge of thePennsylvania Courts of Common PleasNo. 1 (defeating the incumbent,Joseph L. Kunin the1957 election). He served in that capacity until his resignation in 1974.

Death

He died in Philadelphia in 1993.

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

References

• United States Congress."Earl Chudoff (id: C000386)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved on 2009-5-17
• "Earl Chudoff, Representative From Pa., Dies",The Washington Post,May 19, 1993.