Earle D. Willey

Earle Dukes Willey ( born July 21, 1889 in Greenwood, Delaware, † March 17, 1950 in Dover, Delaware ) was an American politician. Between 1943 and 1945 he represented the State of Delaware in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

After primary school Earle Willey attended until 1911, the Dickinson College in Carlisle (Pennsylvania). This was followed by a law degree from George Washington University in Washington DC and admitted to the Bar in 1920. Between 1911-1915 he was a teacher at Greenwood High School. In the years 1915-1917 he was secretary of Congressman Thomas W. Miller, and from 1917 to 1921 he was state archivist (State Librarian ).

After qualifying as a lawyer in Dover Willey began to work in his new profession. But he very soon went into the civil service and became Deputy Attorney General and District Attorney in Kent County. This post he held from 1921 to 1931. Between 1931 and 1939 Willey worked as a judge at the Court of Appeal in Kent County. At the same time he was also a judge since 1933 to the juvenile courts in Kent and Sussex County.

Political career

Politically, Willey member of the Republican Party. In 1940 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. From 1941 to 1943 he was managing as Secretary of State official in his home state. He was also curator of the University of Delaware and several other educational institutions.

1942 Willey was elected against the Democratic incumbent Philip A. Traynor in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he was able to complete only one legislative period between January 1943 and January 3, 1945 3, because it 1944 with 50 % to 49 % of the vote his predecessor Traynor was defeated in the elections of the year. After retiring from Congress Willey again worked as a lawyer. He died on March 17, 1950 in Dover, and was buried in a cemetery near his hometown of Greenwood.

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