George Ernest Foulkes
George Ernest Foulkes ( born December 25, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois, † December 13 1960 in Hartford, Michigan ) was an American politician. Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Career
George Foulkes attended the public schools in his hometown of Chicago. After a subsequent study of law at the local Lake Forest University and its made in 1900 admitted to the bar he began this work for the U.S. Treasury. Between 1900 and 1919 he worked for the authority in various American cities. In 1920 he moved to Hartford in Michigan, where he focused on agricultural matters. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.
In the years 1924, 1926 and 1928 was Foulkes delegate to the regional party days of the Democrats in Michigan. In the congressional elections of 1932 he was in the fourth electoral district of his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Republican John C. Ketcham on March 4, 1933. Since he lost to Clare Hoffman in the elections of 1934, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1935. In this time of awaiting decisions in the previous legislative period 20th Amendment to the Constitution came into force. Thus, the beginning of the terms of office of members of Congress and the President from March were brought forward to January. In 1933, even the 21 constitutional amendment in Congress was passed by the 18th Amendment in 1919, the Prohibition Act, was repealed. While Foulkes ' time in the U.S. House of Representatives were there passed the first New Deal legislation of the Federal Government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 1934, Foulkes was offered the top candidate of the Farmer-Labor Party for the gubernatorial elections. But this offer he declined. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives Foulkes again worked in agriculture. He was also literary activities. He also dealt with the organizational problems in farming farms. George Foulkes died on December 13, 1960 in Hartford and was also buried there.