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Harold Francis Youngblood

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Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
10 May 1983 (aged 75)
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Tucson,Pima County,Arizona,USAAdd to Map
Plot
Block 9
Memorial ID
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US Congressman. He was born one of eight children (Daniel J. Youngblood II was born in 1909, Charles Nicholas Youngblood was born in 1911, John Clark "Jack" Youngblood was born 1914, Hubert Bernard Youngblood was born in 1916, Mary Youngblood was born in 1923, James T. Youngblood was born in 1914, and Theresa Youngblood was born in 1926) in Detroit, Michigan, to Daniel Youngblood I and Elizabeth Loretta Causley Youngblood. He was educated in local public common schools and later attended the prestigious St. Joseph's Commercial College in Detroit, Michigan, where he graduated from in 1927. Following his education, he entered public service and served as the Secretary of the State of Michigan and represented the Detroit, Michigan, office from 1927 to 1928. He also served as a Member of the Staff of the Wayne County, Michigan, Board of Auditors beginning in 1928. On May 13, 1932, he married Jennie Josephine Highstreet Hoogestraat in Detroit, Michigan, and they had four daughters together (Anita, Joan, Nancy, and Kathleen). After his term with the Wayne County, Michigan, Board of Auditors expired following six years of service in 1934 he decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress but was defeated by United States Representative Louis Charles Rabaut. He then worked in the plumbing and heating business beginning in 1940. He ran for another seat in the United States Congress and was elected in 1946. A Republican, he then served Michigan's 14th District (Eightieth Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949. While serving in the United States Congress he served on the Civil Service Committee, House Post Committee, and the District of Columbia Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, and again in 1956. After his term in the United States Congress expired on January 3, 1949, he was succeeded in office by United States Representative Louis Charles Rabaut who had previously defeated him. He then served as a Special Assistant to the Director of the United States State Department's Foreign Operations Administration in Berlin, Germany, in 1954 and 1955. He also ran as a Candidate for a seat in the Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County, Michigan, representing the 1st District in 1958. After retiring from public service he worked in the construction business. In the early 1960s, he relocated to Tucson, Arizona, where he challenged United States Representative Morris King "Mo" Udall in the congressional election in 1962. He passed away in Tucson, Arizona, on May 10, 1983, at the age of 75. His funeral was held at the Bring's Broadway Chapel in Tucson, Arizona, and he was buried in the East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary in that city. His wife Jennie passed away on August 28, 1994, at the age of 88, and she was interred with her husband. A member of the Catholic faith, he was a lifelong member of the Master Plumbers Association, and the Elks, and Lions Organizations.
US Congressman. He was born one of eight children (Daniel J. Youngblood II was born in 1909, Charles Nicholas Youngblood was born in 1911, John Clark "Jack" Youngblood was born 1914, Hubert Bernard Youngblood was born in 1916, Mary Youngblood was born in 1923, James T. Youngblood was born in 1914, and Theresa Youngblood was born in 1926) in Detroit, Michigan, to Daniel Youngblood I and Elizabeth Loretta Causley Youngblood. He was educated in local public common schools and later attended the prestigious St. Joseph's Commercial College in Detroit, Michigan, where he graduated from in 1927. Following his education, he entered public service and served as the Secretary of the State of Michigan and represented the Detroit, Michigan, office from 1927 to 1928. He also served as a Member of the Staff of the Wayne County, Michigan, Board of Auditors beginning in 1928. On May 13, 1932, he married Jennie Josephine Highstreet Hoogestraat in Detroit, Michigan, and they had four daughters together (Anita, Joan, Nancy, and Kathleen). After his term with the Wayne County, Michigan, Board of Auditors expired following six years of service in 1934 he decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress but was defeated by United States Representative Louis Charles Rabaut. He then worked in the plumbing and heating business beginning in 1940. He ran for another seat in the United States Congress and was elected in 1946. A Republican, he then served Michigan's 14th District (Eightieth Congress) in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949. While serving in the United States Congress he served on the Civil Service Committee, House Post Committee, and the District of Columbia Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, and again in 1956. After his term in the United States Congress expired on January 3, 1949, he was succeeded in office by United States Representative Louis Charles Rabaut who had previously defeated him. He then served as a Special Assistant to the Director of the United States State Department's Foreign Operations Administration in Berlin, Germany, in 1954 and 1955. He also ran as a Candidate for a seat in the Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County, Michigan, representing the 1st District in 1958. After retiring from public service he worked in the construction business. In the early 1960s, he relocated to Tucson, Arizona, where he challenged United States Representative Morris King "Mo" Udall in the congressional election in 1962. He passed away in Tucson, Arizona, on May 10, 1983, at the age of 75. His funeral was held at the Bring's Broadway Chapel in Tucson, Arizona, and he was buried in the East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary in that city. His wife Jennie passed away on August 28, 1994, at the age of 88, and she was interred with her husband. A member of the Catholic faith, he was a lifelong member of the Master Plumbers Association, and the Elks, and Lions Organizations.

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