Randolph Carpenter
William Randolph Carpenter | |
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKansas's4thdistrict | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | |
Preceded by | Homer Hoch |
Succeeded by | Edward Herbert Rees |
Member of theKansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1929–1933 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marion,Kansas,U.S. | April 24, 1894
Died | 26 July 1956 Topeka,Kansas,U.S. | (aged 62)
Resting place | Highland Cemetery,Marion, Kansas |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Helen Frances Williams |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Army Kansas National Guard |
Years of service | 1917–1952 |
Battles/wars | |
William Randolph Carpenter(April 24, 1894,Marion, Kansas– July 26, 1956,Topeka, Kansas) was aU.S. RepresentativefromKansasand a U.S. ArmyWorld War Iveteran.He died inTopeka, Kansas,July 26, 1956 and was interred in Highland Cemetery,Marion, Kansas.
Biography
[edit]Carpenter attended local public and high schools in Marion, Kansas. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arborin 1917, where he was a member of theChi Phi Fraternity.[1]Carpenter wasadmitted to the barthat same year and commenced his practice inMarion, Kansas.He continued his family's agricultural pursuits by maintaining his farm.[1]
World War I
[edit]Carpenter joined the U. S. Army National Guard in Marion in 1917 as aSecond Lieutenantand helped organize Company M under the Third Regiment Infantry,Kansas National Guard.During theFirst World Warhe was called to active duty and was transferred to Company M, One Hundred Thirty-ninth Infantry Regiment, Thirty-fifth Infantry Division which deployed to France in early 1918. He was promoted to first lieutenant during theMeuse-Argonne offensive,and served until his discharge on May 8, 1919.[1]
Marriage
[edit]Carpenter married Helen Frances Williams (born 20 November 1896 in Marion, Kansas - died January 1994 in Topeka, Kansas) daughter of Fred Reed & Frances Elizabeth (née Skidmore) Williams on 15 July 1920 in Marion, Kansas.[1][2]
- Member of the Marion Board of Education (1925–1933)
- Served in the State House of Representatives (1929–1933)
- Elected as aDemocratto theSeventy-thirdandSeventy-fourthCongresses (March 4, 1933–January 3, 1937). Declined to run in 1936 and resumed the practice of law.
- United States Attorneyfor the District of Kansas (1945–1948)
- Democratic candidate for governor in 1948
- Member of the United States Motor Carrier Claims Commission (1950–1952)
References
[edit]- ^abcdeBiographical Directory of the United States CongressOfficial Internet website
- ^Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #10 accessed 22 June 2009.http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1894 births
- 1956 deaths
- People from Marion, Kansas
- American Protestants
- Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
- United States Army officers
- United States Attorneys for the District of Kansas
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas
- 20th-century American legislators