Arthur H. Greenwood

Arthur Herbert Greenwood (* January 31, 1880 in Plainville, Daviess County, Indiana, † April 26, 1963 in Bethesda, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1923 and 1939 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Arthur Greenwood attended the common schools including High School in Washington. After a subsequent law degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and its made ​​in 1905 admitted to the bar he began in Washington to work in this profession. Later he completed his legal knowledge to continue studying at George Washington University.

Between 1910 and 1916 Greenwood sat in the Education Committee of the city of Washington. From 1911 to 1915 he was the legal representative of the Daviess County; in the years 1916 to 1918, he served as a prosecutor in the 49th Judicial District of Indiana. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1922, Greenwood was in the second electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Oscar E. Bland on March 4, 1923. After seven elections he could pass in Congress until January 3, 1939 eight legislatures. Since 1933, he represented there as a successor of Louis Ludlow seventh district of his state; This year he also pursued as Whip of the Democratic majority faction on John McDuffie. 1935 Greenwood belonged to the American delegation that attended the inauguration of Philippine President Manuel Quezon. Since 1933, most of the New Deal legislation of the Federal Government were passed in Congress. In 1938, Greenwood was not re-elected.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives Greenwood practiced as a lawyer again. He also worked as a farmer and banker. In 1944, he sought unsuccessfully to return to Congress. Since 1946, Arthur Greenwood lived in retirement, he spent in Bradenton (Florida ). He died on 26 April 1963 in Bethesda.