Harold F. Youngblood | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's14th district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Louis C. Rabaut |
| Succeeded by | Louis C. Rabaut |
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| Born | (1907-08-07)August 7, 1907 Detroit,Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1983(1983-05-10) (aged 75) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph’s Commercial College |
Harold Francis Youngblood (August 7, 1907 – May 10, 1983) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served one term in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949. AlongsideHoward A. Coffin, he remains the last Republican to represent any part ofDetroit in Congress, as of 2024.[1] Both men were elected in the Republican wave year of1946, only to lose re-election two years later in1948.
Youngblood was born inDetroit,Michigan, attended the public schools, and graduated from St. Joseph's Commercial College in 1927. He was employed in Detroit office of theMichigan Secretary of State in 1927 and 1928. He was also a member of staff ofWayne County Board of Auditors from 1928 to 1935. In 1934 he ran for Congress, and was defeated byLouis C. Rabaut. He later engaged as a plumbing and heating contractor in 1940.
In 1947, Youngblood unseated Rabaut, and was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 14th congressional district to the80th Congress, serving from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1949 in theU.S. House. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the 81st Congress when Rabaut returned to defeat him. He lost at four more attempts against his rival in 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1956.
After leaving Congress, he served as special assistant to the Director of Foreign Operations Administration in theBerlin area in 1954 and 1955. He was an unsuccessful candidate forMichigan House of Representatives fromWayne County (1st District) in 1958. He then engaged in construction contracting.
Youngblood was aCatholic and a member ofElks, andLions. He was a resident ofTucson, Arizona until his death and is interred there in East Lawn Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMichigan's 14th congressional district 1947–1949 | Succeeded by |
