Earl Chudoff | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's4th district | |
| 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 |
| 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 aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1949 to 1958.
Earl Chudoff was born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania. He graduated from theWharton School of theUniversity of Pennsylvania ineconomics in 1929 and from theUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1932.
He worked as a building and loan examiner for the Pennsylvania State Department of Banking from 1936 to 1939.
He served as chiefboatswain's mate in theUnited States Coast Guard Reserve from December 1942 to September 1945.
He was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1941 to 1948.
Chudoff was elected as a Democrat to theEighty-first Congress, 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 Pleas No. 1 (defeating the incumbent,Joseph L. Kun in the1957 election). He served in that capacity until his resignation in 1974.
He died in Philadelphia in 1993.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1949–1958 | Succeeded by |