Charles A. Korbly

Charles Alexander Korbly ( born March 24, 1871 in Madison, Indiana; † July 26, 1937 in Washington DC ) was an American politician. Between 1909 and 1915 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Korbly attended the common schools. Later he became a reporter and editor of the newspaper " Herald Madison ". After a subsequent study of law and its made ​​in 1892 admitted to the bar he began in Madison to work in this profession. In 1895 he moved his residence and his law firm to Indianapolis. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1908 Korbly was selected in the seventh election district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, where he became the successor of Jesse Overstreet on March 4, 1909. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1915 three legislative periods. Between 1911 and 1913 he was Chairman of the Railway and Canal Committee. 1913, adopted by the 16th and the 17th Amendment. In 1914 Korbly was not re-elected.

Between 1915 and 1917 Korbly was as Receiver General of Insolvent National Banks involved in the settlement of insolvent banks. In 1918, he was legal adviser to the authority for the administration of enemy property (Alien Property Custodian ) during the First World War. He also was a member of the Committee to determine the wartime labor needs ( National War Labor Board ). Later he worked as a lawyer in the federal capital. He also dealt with literary matters. Charles Korbly died on July 26, 1937 in Washington.