Laurence F. Arnold | |
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.jpg) From 1935'sBlue Book of the State of Illinois | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's23rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Vursell |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1923-1927 1933-1937 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1891-06-08)June 8, 1891 Newton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1966(1966-12-06) (aged 75) Newton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Laurence Fletcher Arnold (June 8, 1891 – December 6, 1966) was aU.S. representative fromIllinois.
Born inNewton, Illinois, Arnold attended the public and high schools of his native city and theUniversity of Chicago,Chicago, Illinois. He studied law. He engaged in banking and in the wholesale hay and grain business atNewton, Illinois, in 1916. He served in the State house of representatives from 1923 to 1927 and from 1933 to 1937. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York in 1924.
Arnold was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-fifth,Seventy-sixth, andSeventy-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to theSeventy-eighth Congress and for election in 1950 to theEighty-second Congress. He resumed former business interests. He served as president of Peoples State Bank. He died in Newton, Illinois on December 6, 1966. He was interred in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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