Theodore B. Werner
Theodore B. Werner | |
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Mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota | |
In office 1929–1930 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Bangs |
Succeeded by | Winfield Morrill |
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Dakota's2nddistrict | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | |
Preceded by | Royal C. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Francis H. Case |
Personal details | |
Born | Ossian, Iowa,U.S. | June 2, 1892
Died | January 24, 1989 Rapid City, South Dakota,U.S. | (aged 96)
Political party | Democratic |
Theodore B. Werner(June 2, 1892 – January 24, 1989) was aU.S.Democraticpoliticianwho served as a member of Congress from South Dakota.
Early life and education
[edit]Werner was born inOssian, IowatoGermanimmigrants.[1]He attended parochial schools inIowa,after which he studied law inIllinoisandWisconsin.
Career
[edit]In 1909 Werner moved toRapid City, South Dakota,where he became involved in the newspaper and commercial printing businesses. He became editor and publisher of the weeklyGate City Guidein 1912, and continued as publisher until 1965.
Political career
[edit]He was Rapid City's Postmaster from 1915 to 1923. He was a City Commissioner from 1927 to 1930, and served as Rapid City's Mayor in 1929 and 1930. In 1930 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress.
In 1932 Werner was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives.He was reelected in 1934 and served from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1937. He lost his 1936 bid for reelection toFrancis H. Case.
In 1947 Werner was appointedUnited States MarshalforSouth Dakota,and he served until 1951.
He died in Rapid City on January 24, 1989, and was buried in Rapid City's Mountain View Cemetery.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress."Theodore B. Werner (id: W000299)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Theodore B. WerneratUnited States Marshals Service
- Theodore B. WerneratRapid City Public Library
References
[edit]- ^ "United States Census, 1900",FamilySearch,retrievedMarch 29,2018
External links
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- 20th-century American legislators
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- 20th-century mayors of places in South Dakota
- South Dakota postmasters
- Mayors of Rapid City, South Dakota
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- American people of German descent
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