John W. Harreld

John William Harreld (* January 24, 1872 in Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky, † December 26, 1950 in Oklahoma City ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Oklahoma in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

Life

Harreld attended the National Normal University in Lebanon (Ohio ) and the Bryant and Stratton Business College in Louisville, where he was during his studies themselves also been active as a lecturer. After completing his law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1889 and worked as a lawyer in Morgantown. From 1892 he was a prosecutor in Butler County.

In 1906 he moved to Ardmore (Oklahoma ), where he continued working as a lawyer. Between 1908 and 1915 he acted as referee in bankruptcy cases, before he resigned this office in order to change to the management of an oil company. Even after moving to Oklahoma City in 1917, he remained active in the oil industry.

Policy

On November 8, John W. Harreld took over the seat of the late Joseph Bryan Thompson in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. He resigned on March 3, 1921 again, after he had been elected in the previous year to U.S. Senator for Oklahoma. He graduated between 4 March 1921 and the March 3, 1927 a full term in the Senate, but failed in the attempt to re-election at the Democrats Elmer Thomas. During his time in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs.

In 1940 he joined again for election to the House of Representatives to, subject, however, and returned to Oklahoma City where he was working as a lawyer and in the oil business again and died in 1950.