Alvin F. Weichel
Alvin F. Weichel | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Albert David Baumhart Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Albert David Baumhart Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1891 Sandusky, Ohio |
| Died | November 27, 1956 (aged 65) Sandusky, Ohio |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | December 14, 1917-January 31, 1919 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Alvin Ferdinand Weichel (September 11, 1891 – November 27, 1956) was an American politician who served as a
U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
from 1943 to 1955.
Life and politics
Weichel was born in Sandusky, Ohio, three of his grandparents were German immigrants.[1]
World War I
During
Camp Hancock, Georgia
, and was discharged a sergeant on January 31, 1919. He was appointed second lieutenant, Ordnance Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, December 10, 1918, and commission terminated December 8, 1928.
Legal career
He was graduated from
Ferris Institute in Big Rapids, Michigan, from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and from the University of Michigan Law School in 1924. He was admitted to the bar in 1924. He served as commissioner of insolvents for the State of Ohio, and prosecuting attorney of Erie County, Ohio
, from 1931 to 1937.
He served as special counsel for the attorney general of Ohio and a lecturer for the School Police Administration at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Congress
Weichel was elected as a Republican to the
1954
.
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law and died in Sandusky, Ohio, on November 27, 1956. Interment in Calvary Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Alvin F. Weichel (id: W000252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-01
- The Political Graveyard
- ^ "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch, retrieved March 21, 2018
- ^ "HOUSE CHIEF VOIDS WRIT FOR MARSHALL; Bradley Rebukes Weichel, Who Ordered It -- Soviet Ignores U.S. Notes on Ship Return GOP ROW IS CAUSED BY MARSHALL WRIT". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "ALVIN F. WEICHEL DEAD; Ohio Republican Served Six Terms in Congress". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
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