William Van Pelt

Emperor William Van Pelt ( born March 10, 1905 in Glenbeulah, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, † June 2, 1996 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin ) was an American politician. Between 1951 and 1965 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Even as a child was William Van Pelt with his parents to Fond du Lac, where he attended the public schools. In 1924 he graduated from the local high school. From 1939 to 1952 he was the owner and operator of City Fuel Co. in Fond du Lac. Politically, Van Pelt was a member of the Republican Party. From 1944 to 1950 he led the chairmanship of the Fond du Lac County. He was also a delegate to the 1944 Republican National Convention in Chicago, was nominated at the Thomas E. Dewey as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional elections of 1950, Van Pelt was in the sixth constituency of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Frank Bateman Keefe on January 3, 1951. After six re- election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1965 seven legislative sessions. In this time were, among others, the Korean War, the Cuban missile crisis and the war in Vietnam. In addition, during his time were adopted in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 22nd, the 23rd and the 24th Amendment.

In the elections of 1964, William Van Pelt was defeated by Democrat John Abner Race. Then he withdrew into retirement, which he spent in Fond du Lac. He died on 2 June 1996.