Howard M. Baldrige | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Willis G. Sears |
| Succeeded by | Edward R. Burke |
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| Born | Howard Malcolm Baldrige (1894-06-23)June 23, 1894 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1985(1985-01-19) (aged 90) Southbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Howard Malcolm Baldrige orH. Malcolm Baldrige (June 23, 1894 – January 19, 1985) was aRepublican politician fromNebraska.
Baldrige was born on June 23, 1894, inOmaha, Nebraska,[1] the son of Nebraska state senatorHoward Hammond Baldrige (1864–1928) and Letitia Blanche Coffey.[2]
Baldrige graduated from Omaha High School in 1912. He attendedPhillips Academy inAndover, Massachusetts, in 1914 and he graduated in 1918 fromYale University inNew Haven, Connecticut where he was a member ofSkull and Bones[3] and captain of the wrestling team. He was also a member ofPsi Upsilon and was a letterman in football at Yale.
InWorld War I, he served as captain of Battery F, Three Hundred and Thirty-eighth Field Artillery for the United States. In 1921, he graduated fromUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law and was admitted to the bar, setting up practice in Omaha.
On November 30, 1921, he was married to Regina Katherine Connell[1] at Omaha. She was born at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska on September 23, 1896, the daughter of Dr. Ralph Wardlaw Connell[4] and Katherine E Walsh. She was a 1921 graduate ofWellesley College. Her uncle,William James Connell, was a Nebraska Republican politician and served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forNebraska's 1st congressional district. Her first cousin, Dr. Karl Albert Connell, invented the gas mask used by American troops during World War I.
They were the parents of three children,Howard Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., born October 4, 1922; Robert Connell Baldrige,[5] born November 9, 1924, andLetitia Baldrige, born February 9, 1926.
He served in the Nebraska state house of representatives in 1923 and was a delegate to the1924 Republican National Convention and the1928 Republican National Convention. He was elected to theSeventy-second United States Congress as a representative for the second district and served from March 4, 1931, to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932.[1]
Afterwards, he resumed the practice of law. During theSecond World War, he entered the Army on June 10, 1942, and became a major in theUnited States Army Air Corps. He was discharged as a colonel on October 25, 1945, resuming law practice with offices inNew York City andWashington, D.C. He was a resident ofWashington, Connecticut, until his death. He died on January 19, 1985, inSouthbury,Connecticut.[6] He is buried atForest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Willis G. Sears (R) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by Edward R. Burke (D) |
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