Henry S. Caulfield

Henry Stewart Caulfield ( born December 9, 1873 in St. Louis, Missouri, † May 11, 1966 ) was an American politician ( Republican) and from 1929 to 1933 the 37th Governor of Missouri. This state he represented also in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and political rise

Henry Caulfield attended St. Charles College and Washington University, where he studied until 1895 Jura. Then he started in St. Louis to work as a lawyer. In 1904 he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in Congress. Two years later, he had more success and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, which he then belonged 1907-1909. Between 1909 and 1910 he was a tax commissioner of the city of St. Louis ( Excise commissioner ) and 1910-1912 he was employed at the Court of Appeal in St. Louis. In the years 1921 and 1922 he was a legal adviser of the city. In November 1928 he was elected governor of his state, where he prevailed with 51.6 percent of the vote to Democrat Francis M. Wilson.

Governor of Missouri

Caulfield took up his new post on January 14, 1929. In his four-year tenure, the administration has been reformed. At that time was an official Ministry of Agriculture in Missouri. Other ministries have been restructured and partially merged. At that time also has its own highway patrol was formed. Also in his tenure falls the beginning of the world economic crisis, which had a significant impact in Missouri and their consequences could only be overcome in the course of the 1930s.

Even after the end of his governorship Caulfield remained politically active. In 1938 he ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate, but reached only 39.2 percent of the vote and defeated incumbent Bennett Champ Clark. Between 1941 and 1949 he was head of the Welfare Department in St. Louis and then member of a commission to reform the state administration. Henry Caulfield died in May, 1966 and was buried in St. Louis. He was married twice and had four children.