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George W. Rauch | |
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 Rauch, 1905–1940 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Landis |
| Succeeded by | Milton Kraus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1876-02-22)February 22, 1876 Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 1940(1940-11-04) (aged 64) Marion, Indiana, U.S |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Northern Indiana Law School |
George Washington Rauch (February 22, 1876 – November 4, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1907 to 1917.
Born on a farm nearWarren inSalamonie Township, Indiana, Rauch attended the common schools and Valparaiso (Indiana) Normal School (nowValparaiso University). He was graduated from theNorthern Indiana Law School at Valparaiso in 1902. George wasadmitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law inMarion, Indiana.
Rauch was elected as aDemocrat to theSixtieth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to theSixty-fifth Congress.
He resumed the practice of his profession inMarion, Indiana, served on the board of directors of the Motor Securities Corporation and as president and treasurer of the Davis Records Co.. He was appointed a Federal bank receiver for banks in Swayzee, Sheridan, and Marion, Indiana, serving from 1930 to 1939. He served as member of the city school board 1927–1933. He died inMarion, Indiana, November 4, 1940. He was interred in Masonic Cemetery,Warren, Indiana.
Rauch and his wife Emma had two sons and a daughter named George W. Rauch Jr., Martha Ellen Rauch, and Richard A. Rauch. The name George W. Rauch has been passed down for five generations as of 2022. His son George W. Rauch Jr. (1919–2011) was a prominent attorney in Chicago who had three children (Jane, Lynn and George W Rauch III) and three step-daughters (Alison Farlow, Juliet Farlow and Lesley Farlow). George W. Rauch III (1944–) who is currently living in the Gulf Coast of Florida. George W. Rauch III is the father of four children (3 sons and 1 daughter), his second son, George W Rauch IV and his daughter Ellis are both married. Second born son, George W Rauch IV (1980–) has three children (George W. Rauch V, born 2009, Molly and Patrick). Daughter Ellis has two boys (Hayne Richard Falck 2009 and Andrew Katzenbach Falck 2010).
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 11th congressional district 1907–1917 | Succeeded by |
