William A. Ekwall
| William Alexander Ekwall | |
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| Judge of the United States Customs Court | |
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In office February 9, 1942 – October 16, 1956 |
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| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Walter Howard Evans |
| Succeeded by | Scovel Richardson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Charles H. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Nan Wood Honeyman |
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June 14, 1887 Ludington, Michigan |
| Died | October 16, 1956 (aged 69) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lina |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon School of Law LL.B. |
| Occupation | Judge |
William Alexander Ekwall (June 14, 1887 – October 16, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Oregon and a Judge for the United States Customs Court.
Born in Ludington, Michigan to Alexander and Emilie Ekwall, Ekwall moved to Klamathon, California with his parents in 1893. In 1902, the town of Klamathon was destroyed in a massive fire, and the Ekwalls eventually made their way to Portland, Oregon in 1906.
He attended the public schools and then the University of Oregon School of Law, then located in Portland, graduating in 1912. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Portland in the firm Senn, Ekwall, and Recken. During World War I, Ekwall served in the United States Army as a private in the Infantry, attending the Central Officers Training School in 1918. After his Army service, he worked in Portland as a municipal judge from 1922 through 1927, and as judge of the circuit court, fourth judicial district (Multnomah County), department 8 until 1935.
In 1934, Democrat Charles H. Martin, the incumbent U. S. Representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district in Portland, announced that he would run for Governor of Oregon. Ekwall ran for Martin's congressional seat as a Republican, winning the May primary election and facing Walter B. Gleason, who two years earlier, had lost the 1932 U.S. Senate election to Frederick Steiwer. With several third-party candidates in the race, Ekwall earned a narrow 41%–38% plurality over Gleason and a seat in the 74th United States Congress.
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