Lawrence E. Imhoff
| Lawrence E. Imhoff | |
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Leaving White House, March 7, 1938.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | B. Frank Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Earl R. Lewis |
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In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Earl R. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Earl R. Lewis |
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December 28, 1895 Belmont County, Ohio |
| Died | April 18, 1988 (aged 92) North Fort Myers, Florida |
| Resting place | Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lawrence E. Imhoff (December 28, 1895 – April 18, 1988) was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St. Clairsville High School.
During the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the Fifth Regiment, United States Marine Corps, and served from August 9, 1917, until honorably discharged on April 1, 1919. He received the Purple Heart Medal.
After the war, Imhoff attended the Ohio State University in Columbus. He served as the clerk of courts for Belmont County, Ohio, from 1921 to 1925. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in January 1930. He served as probate judge of Belmont County 1925-1933.
Imhoff was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. He served as special assistant to the United States Attorney General in 1939 and 1940.
Imhoff was again elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress (January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
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