William T. Schulte | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Boehne Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ray J. Madden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Theodore Schulte (1890-08-19)August 19, 1890 |
| Died | December 7, 1966(1966-12-07) (aged 76) |
| Resting place | St. Joseph’s Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Party | Democratic |
William Theodore Schulte (August 19, 1890 – December 7, 1966) was an American politician who served five terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1933 to 1943.
Born inSt. Bernard Township, Platte County, Nebraska, Schulte attended the public schools of St. Bernard Township, Nebraska.He moved with his parents toHammond, Indiana, where he attended high school and received a business training.
He engaged in the theatrical business until 1918.He was also interested in agricultural pursuits.He served as member of the city council ofHammond, Indiana from 1918 to 1922.He resumed the theatrical business until 1932.
Schulte was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943).He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942 to theSeventy-eighth Congress.
In 1934 he sponsored a bill, theAlien Exclusion Act, which aimed, among other things, to prevent the employment of foreign nationals in border cities,[1]
He was a coordinator of field operations in the labor division of theWar Production Board,Washington, D.C. from 1942 to 1944.He returned toLake County, Indiana, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, engaged in the automobile business atMichigan City, Indiana, from October 1947 to March 1949.Sales representative of a construction machinery firm.
He died inHammond, Indiana, on December 7, 1966.He was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 1st congressional district 1933–1943 | Succeeded by |
