Orville Zimmerman | |
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.jpg) Frontispiece of 1950'sOrville Zimmerman, Late a Representative | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – April 7, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | District inactive |
| Succeeded by | Paul C. Jones |
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| Born | (1880-12-31)December 31, 1880 nearGlenallen, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1948(1948-04-07) (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Orville Zimmerman (December 31, 1880 – April 7, 1948) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri.
Born on a farm nearGlenallen inBollinger County, Missouri, Zimmerman attended the public schools andMayfield-Smith Academy inMarble Hill, Missouri. He graduated fromSoutheast Missouri State College inCape Girardeau in 1904 and was principal ofDexter High School from 1904 to 1908. He then graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Missouri atColumbia in 1911, was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inKennett, Missouri.
DuringWorld War I, Zimmerman served as a private in theUnited States Army in 1918. He was a member of the board of education of Kennett from 1928 to 1936 and a member of the board of regents of Southeast Missouri State College from 1933 to 1948. Zimmerman was elected aDemocrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934 and was re-elected six additional times until his death on April 7, 1948, inWashington, D.C. He is interred at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Kennett, Missouri.
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| Preceded by District inactive | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 10th congressional district 1935–1948 | Succeeded by |
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