George Ernest Foulkes
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George Ernest Foulkes was a United States Representative from Michigan
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Foulkes was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended the public schools of Chicago. He graduated from the law
department of Lake Forest University, Chicago, in 1900. He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in the United States Treasury Department
. He was special agent
of the U.S. Treasury Department in charge of field service at New York City
, El Paso, Texas
, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota
, 1900-1919. He moved to Hartford, Michigan
, in 1920 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a delegate
to the Democratic State conventions in 1924, 1926, and 1928.
In 1932, Foulkes defeated incumbent Republican John C. Ketcham
to be elected as a Democrat
from Michigan's 4th congressional district
to the United States House of Representatives
for the 73rd Congress
, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935. He was nominated for Governor of Michigan
by the Farmer-Labor Party
in 1934, but declined. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the 74th Congress
and resumed agricultural pursuits. He also engaged as an author
and in farm
-organization work. He died in Hartford and is interred in Hartford Cemetery.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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Foulkes was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended the public schools of Chicago. He graduated from the law
Law
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department of Lake Forest University, Chicago, in 1900. He was admitted to the bar
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the same year and commenced practice in the United States Treasury Department
United States Department of the Treasury
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. He was special agent
Special agent
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of the U.S. Treasury Department in charge of field service at New York City
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, El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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, 1900-1919. He moved to Hartford, Michigan
Hartford, Michigan
Hartford is a city in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,476 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Hartford Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:...
, in 1920 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a delegate
Delegate
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to the Democratic State conventions in 1924, 1926, and 1928.
In 1932, Foulkes defeated incumbent Republican John C. Ketcham
John C. Ketcham
John Clark Ketcham was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Ketcham was born in Toledo, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Maple Grove, Michigan near Nashville, the same year. He attended the common schools of Barry County and high school at Nashville. He taught in rural and high schools...
to be elected as a Democrat
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from Michigan's 4th congressional district
Michigan's 4th congressional district
Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States Congressional district that currently includes portions of Northern and Central Michigan, consisting of all of...
to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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for the 73rd Congress
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935. He was nominated for Governor of Michigan
Governor of Michigan
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by the Farmer-Labor Party
Farmer-Labor Party
The first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. Economic dislocation caused by American entry into World War I put agricultural prices and workers' wages into imbalance with rapidly escalating retail prices during the war years, and farmers and workers sought...
in 1934, but declined. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the 74th Congress
74th United States Congress
-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...
and resumed agricultural pursuits. He also engaged as an author
Author
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and in farm
Farm
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-organization work. He died in Hartford and is interred in Hartford Cemetery.