Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Dworshak attended its local public schools and learned the printer's trade. During the First World War, he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Fourth Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion in the American Expeditionary Forces. After the war, Dworshak managed a printing supply business in Duluth.
He moved west in 1924 to Burley, Idaho, to become the publisher and editor of the Burley Bulletin, a semi-weekly newspaper in Cassia County.[1][2] Dworshak became a public figure when he was elected president of the Idaho Editorial Association in 1931, and he was a prominent member of the American Legion and Rotary International. He was also a member of the Elks and a freemason.[2][3][4]
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Dworshak ran for Congress in 1936 in Idaho's 2nd district,[4] but lost to incumbent D. Worth Clark. Two years later, Clark ran for U.S. Senator and won, and Dworshak won the open House seat in 1938 and was re-elected in 1940, 1942, and 1944.[1]
Republican Senator John Thomas died in office in November 1945, and Democratic Governor Charles C. Gossett resigned to accept an appointment (by his successor) to fill the seat. Gossett failed to secure the nomination for the special election; Dworshak defeated state senator George Donart in the November 1946 election to complete the term. Two years later, Dworshak was defeated for a full term in the 1948 general election by former state attorney generalBert H. Miller.
Source:[9] ^Dworshak was appointed to the vacant seat in November 1946 and October 1949
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Dworshak died in office of a heart attack on July 23, 1962, in Washington, D.C., and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[10] His obituary described him as "...a staunchly conservative voice on Capitol Hill..."[2][11] He was succeeded by former Governor Len B. Jordan, who served until January 1973.
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Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr August 29 1894 July 23 1962 was a United States Senator and Congressman from Idaho Originally from Minnesota he was a Republican from Burley and served over 22 years in the House and Senate Henry DworshakDworshak in 1950United States Senatorfrom IdahoIn office October 14 1949 July 23 1962Preceded byBert MillerSucceeded byLen JordanIn office November 6 1946 January 3 1949Preceded byCharles GossettSucceeded byBert MillerMember of the U S House of Representatives from Idaho s 2nd districtIn office January 3 1939 November 6 1946Preceded byD Worth ClarkSucceeded byJohn SanbornPersonal detailsBornHenry Clarence Dworshak Jr 1894 08 29 August 29 1894Duluth Minnesota U S DiedJuly 23 1962 1962 07 23 aged 67 Washington D C U S Resting placeArlington National CemeteryPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseGeorgia B Lowe m 1917 wbr Children4ResidenceBurley IdahoOccupationPublisherMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceU S ArmyRankSergeantUnit4th AntiaircraftMachine Gun BattalionBattles warsWorld War I Contents 1 Early years 2 Congress 2 1 House 2 2 Senate 3 Death 3 1 Legacy 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly years editBorn in Duluth Minnesota Dworshak attended its local public schools and learned the printer s trade During the First World War he served as a Sergeant in the U S Army Fourth Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion in the American Expeditionary Forces After the war Dworshak managed a printing supply business in Duluth He moved west in 1924 to Burley Idaho to become the publisher and editor of the Burley Bulletin a semi weekly newspaper in Cassia County 1 2 Dworshak became a public figure when he was elected president of the Idaho Editorial Association in 1931 and he was a prominent member of the American Legion and Rotary International He was also a member of the Elks and a freemason 2 3 4 Congress editHouse edit Dworshak ran for Congress in 1936 in Idaho s 2nd district 4 but lost to incumbent D Worth Clark Two years later Clark ran for U S Senator and won and Dworshak won the open House seat in 1938 and was re elected in 1940 1942 and 1944 1 U S House elections Idaho s 2nd district Results 1936 1944 Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 1936 D Worth Clark inc 67 238 60 5 Henry Dworshak 43 834 39 5 1938 Bert H Miller 47 199 46 4 Henry Dworshak 54 527 53 6 1940 Ira Masters 61 726 46 9 Henry Dworshak inc 69 804 53 1 1942 Ira Masters 37 815 45 2 Henry Dworshak inc 45 805 54 8 1944 Phil J Evans 56 249 47 7 Henry Dworshak inc 61 751 52 3 Senate edit Republican Senator John Thomas died in office in November 1945 and Democratic Governor Charles C Gossett resigned to accept an appointment by his successor to fill the seat Gossett failed to secure the nomination for the special election Dworshak defeated state senator George Donart in the November 1946 election to complete the term Two years later Dworshak was defeated for a full term in the 1948 general election by former state attorney general Bert H Miller Miller died of a heart attack in October 1949 after only nine months in office and Dworshak was appointed his successor by Republican Governor C A Robins 3 Dworshak won a special election in 1950 and was elected to full Senate terms in 1954 and 1960 A staunch isolationist like William Borah Dworshak stood unwavering against overseas intervention especially in U S affairs 1 Dworshak voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and the 24th Amendment to the U S Constitution 5 6 7 but did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960 8 U S Senate elections in Idaho Class II Results 1946 1960 Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 1946 George Donart 74 629 41 4 Henry Dworshak 105 523 58 6 1948 Bert H Miller 107 000 50 7 Henry Dworshak inc 103 868 49 3 1950 Claude J Burtenshaw 97 092 48 1 Henry Dworshak inc 104 608 51 9 1954 Glen Taylor 84 139 37 2 Henry Dworshak inc 142 269 62 8 1960 R L Bob McLaughlin 139 448 47 7 Henry Dworshak inc 152 648 52 3 Source 9 Dworshak was appointed to the vacant seat in November 1946 and October 1949Death editDworshak died in office of a heart attack on July 23 1962 in Washington D C and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery 10 His obituary described him as a staunchly conservative voice on Capitol Hill 2 11 He was succeeded by former Governor Len B Jordan who served until January 1973 Legacy edit Dworshak Dam on the North Fork of the Clearwater River near Orofino in northern Idaho Dworshak Elementary School in Burley 12 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1950 99 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress a b c Idaho s Dworshak claimed by death Spokane Daily Chronicle Associated Press July 24 1962 p 2 a b c Witti Fritz July 27 1962 Sen Dworshak buried at National Cemetery Lewiston Morning Tribune Associated Press p 1 a b Dworshak is selected new Idaho senator Spokane Daily Chronicle Associated Press October 14 1949 p 1 a b Clark Dworshak in race for Congress Lewiston Morning Tribune October 21 1936 p 8 Senate August 7 1957 PDF Congressional Record 103 10 U S Government Printing Office 13900 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate August 29 1957 PDF Congressional Record 103 12 U S Government Printing Office 16478 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate March 27 1962 PDF Congressional Record 108 4 U S Government Printing Office 5105 Retrieved February 18 2022 Senate April 8 1960 PDF Congressional Record 106 6 U S Government Printing Office 7810 7811 Retrieved February 18 2022 Office of the Clerk Election statistics U S House of Representatives Retrieved March 9 2013 Burial Detail Dworshak Henry C ANC Explorer Senator Dworshak Dies in Capital Virgin Islands Daily News July 26 1962 Dworshak Elementary School Cassia County School District 151 Archived from the original on December 8 2012 Retrieved December 15 2012 External links editUnited States Congress Henry Dworshak id D000585 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Henry C Dworshak Jr ArlingtonCemetery net an unofficial website U S House of Representatives Preceded byD Worth Clark United States House of Representatives Idaho Second Congressional DistrictJanuary 3 1939 November 6 1946 Succeeded byJohn C Sanborn Party political offices Preceded byJohn Thomas Republican Party nominee U S Senator Class 2 from Idaho1946 special won 1948 lost 1950 special won 1954 won 1960 won Succeeded byLen Jordan U S Senate Preceded byCharles C Gossett U S senator Class 2 from IdahoNovember 6 1946 January 3 1949 Served alongside Glen H Taylor Succeeded byBert H Miller Preceded byBert Miller U S senator Class 2 from IdahoOctober 14 1949 July 23 1962 Served alongside Glen Taylor Herman Welker Frank Church Succeeded byLen Jordan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Dworshak amp oldid 1197359422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
