Ralph Eugene Updike | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Merrill Moores |
| Succeeded by | Louis Ludlow |
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| Born | (1894-05-27)May 27, 1894 Brookville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 16, 1953(1953-09-16) (aged 59) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Purdue University |
Ralph Eugene Updike (May 27, 1894 – September 16, 1953) was an American lawyer, jurist,World War I andWorld War II veteran, and politician who served two terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1925 to 1929.
Born inBrookville, Indiana, Updike attended the public schools of Whitcomb and Brookville, Dodds Army and Navy Academy,Washington, D.C.,Columbia University,New York City, andPurdue University,Lafayette, Indiana.During theFirst World War served overseas as a sergeant with the Seventy-fourth Company, Sixth Regiment, Second Division,United States Marine Corps from 1916 to 1919.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1920.He was graduated from the law department ofIndiana University in 1923 and commenced practice inIndianapolis, Indiana.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1923–1925.He served as special judge of the city of Indianapolis in 1923 and 1924.He served as special judge of the superior court of Marion County in 1925 and 1926.
Updike was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-ninth andSeventieth Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to theSeventy-first Congress.
He served as special attorney in the Bureau of Internal Revenue 1929–1933.He resumed the practice of law inIndianapolis, Indiana, andWashington, D.C., until March 2, 1942, when he was commissioned a captain in theUnited States Marine Corps Reserve.He served overseas in the South Pacific with the First Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, and was inactivated June 15, 1945.
He resumed the practice of law inIndianapolis, Indiana, andWashington, D.C., until his retirement.
He died inArlington, Virginia, September 16, 1953.He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
Was a Grandragon in the KKK in Indiana.[citation needed]
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