Edward John King

Edward John King ( born July 1, 1867 in Springfield, Massachusetts, † February 17, 1929 in Washington DC ) was an American politician. Between 1915 and 1929 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1880, King Edward moved with his parents to Galesburg in Illinois. He attended the public schools of his respective home as well as the Knox College in Galesburg. After a subsequent law degree in 1893 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started working in Galesburg in this profession. In 1893 and 1894 he was a legal representative of his hometown. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career. Between 1907 and 1914 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Illinois.

In the congressional elections of 1914, King was elected in the 15th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, where he succeeded the Democrat Stephen A. Hoxworth on March 4, 1915. After six re- elections he could remain until his death on 17 February 1929 at the Congress. In this time of the First World War fell. Also, were ratified in 1919 and 1920, the 18th and the 19th Amendment. From 1921 to 1927, King was Chairman of the Committee to monitor the expenditure of the Department of Agriculture. At the time of his death he had been re-elected for the next term of office.