John W. Boehne, Jr.

John William Boehne, Jr. ( born March 2, 1895 in Evansville, Indiana; † 5 July 1973 in Irvington, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1931 and 1943 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Boehne was the son of the Congressman John W. Boehne ( 1856-1946 ). He attended the common schools and then studied until 1918 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. After that he took part in the final stages of World War I as a soldier in the U.S. Army. Between 1920 and 1931 Boehne worked in the administration of the company Indiana Stove Works, where he was also responsible for the finances.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1930, he was the first electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC chosen, where he became the successor of Harry E. Rowbottom on March 4, 1931. After five elections he could remain until January 3, 1943 at the Congress. Since 1933 Boehne represented there as a successor to Albert Henry Vestal eighth district of his state. In the 1930s, most of the New Deal legislation of the Federal Government were passed in Congress. In 1933, the 20th and the 21st Amendment, discussed and adopted. Since December 7, 1941, the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the work of the Congress of the events of World War II was determined.

In 1942, John Boehne was not re-elected. Between 1943 and 1957 he worked in the federal capital, Washington as a financial consultant for companies. Then he withdrew into retirement. He died on 5 July 1973 in Irvington, a suburb of Baltimore.