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Carl R. Chindblom | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | George Edmund Foss |
| Succeeded by | James Simpson Jr. |
| Member of theCook County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office 1906–1910 | |
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| Born | (1870-12-21)December 21, 1870 Chicago,Illinois |
| Died | September 12, 1956(1956-09-12) (aged 85) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
Carl Richard Chindblom (December 21, 1870 – September 12, 1956) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.[1]
Born inChicago,Illinois toSwedish immigrant parents,[2] Chindblom attended public schools. He was graduated fromAugustana College,Rock Island, Illinois, in 1890 and from the Kent College of Law (Lake Forest University, now part ofChicago-Kent College of Law) at Chicago in 1898. He was a teacher at Martin Luther College in Chicago 1893–1896.[3]
He wasadmitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced the practice of law inChicago, Illinois. He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1916. He was attorney for the Illinois State Board of Health in 1905 and 1906. He served as member of theCook County Board of Commissioners 1906–1910. He wascounty attorney of Cook County 1912–1914. He served asmaster in chancery of the circuit court of Cook County 1916–1918.[4]
Chindblom was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933).[5]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932. He resumed the practice of law inChicago, Illinois, until his death. He was areferee inbankruptcy in theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1934–1942. He died inChicago, Illinois, September 12, 1956. He was interred in Ridgewood Cemetery,Des Plaines, Illinois.[6]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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