George Evan Howell

George Evan Howell ( born September 21, 1905 in Marion, Illinois; † January 18, 1980 in Clearwater, Florida) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1941 and 1947 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives; then he became a federal judge.

Career

George Howell attended the public schools in Villa Grove, Douglas County and then studied until 1927 at the University of Illinois College of Commerce, Urbana. In 1927 and 1928 he worked as a teacher in McHenry County. From 1928 to 1930 he was a member of the faculty at the University of Illinois College of Commerce. After a subsequent law degree in 1930 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started working in Springfield in this profession. In 1933 he was a member of the reserve corps of officers of the United States Army. Between 1937 and 1941 Howell acted as a mediator in bankruptcy proceedings at the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Politically, Howell member of the Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1940, he became the 21st electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats Frank W. Fries on January 3, 1941. After three re- elections he could remain until his resignation on 5 October 1947 Congress. Since December 7, 1941 was also the work of the Congress of the events of World War II and later coined by its consequences.

Howells resignation was after his appointment as federal judge on the United States Court of Claims. This office he held until 1953. From 1953 to 1955 he was chairman of the Commission for toll roads in Illinois. He then practiced as a lawyer again. He moved to Largo, Florida, and died on January 18, 1980 in Clearwater. His ashes were buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.