Roy H. Thorpe | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's1st district | |
| In office November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | C. Frank Reavis |
| Succeeded by | John H. Morehead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1874-12-13)December 13, 1874 |
| Died | September 19, 1951(1951-09-19) (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Wyuka Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
Roy Henry Thorpe (December 13, 1874 – September 19, 1951) was an American salesman andRepublican Party politician.
He was born nearGreensburg, Indiana, on December 13, 1874, and graduated from Greensburg High School. He studied pharmacy, medicine, and law.[1]
As an evangelist, Thorpe was known as "the boy tramp orator of 1896". He worked as a salesman inDu Quoin, Illinois, from 1897 to 1904 and inShenandoah, Iowa, from 1905 to 1919.
In 1919, Thorpe moved toLincoln, Nebraska, still working as a salesman. On November 7, 1922, he was elected to theSixty-seventh United States Congress to fill the seat left open byC. Frank Reavis who resigned to become a special war fraud prosecutor. He did not seek reelection in 1922, but attempted a comeback in 1924 but was defeated byJohn H. Morehead.[2] He traveled as a sales organizer and later engaged in the insurance business.[3]
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He died in Lincoln on September 19, 1951, and is interred inWyuka Cemetery.[4]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by C. Frank Reavis (R) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNebraska's 1st congressional district November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923 | Succeeded by John H. Morehead (D) |
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