Thomas D. Schall

Thomas David Schall ( June 4, 1878 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan, † December 22, 1935 in Washington DC) was an American politician who represented the state of Minnesota in both chambers of Congress.

Life

Early life

Thomas Schall already lost at the age of two years, in 1880, his father, and was raised by his mother, who played as a cook living in Traverse County (Minnesota) reared. Early on, had to sound the dark side of life to know when he had to sell as a child up into the night on the street newspapers to supplement the family income. Also, he often had to stay on the road. Because of its well-developed vocal sound also went with a circus as an artist on tour.

Career

His mother wanted the best for her son, she arranged an adoption by a farmer from Wheaton (Minnesota). He finally arrived at the age of twelve years in 1890 in the Ortonville High School and excelled as an outstanding student who could claim a scholarship to the University Hamlin for themselves. Even in high school, but also the University of Minnesota, where he began his studies of law in 1900, sound was conspicuous by his rhetorical skills. In 1902 he received his Bachelor and 1904 his Doctorate of Laws at the St. Paul College of Law. In 1905 he was admitted to the Bar Association.

At about this time got to sound his future wife Margaret, whom he married in 1905. The marriage produced three children, sons Thomas (1911) and Richard ( 1913) and daughter Ann Padget (1920 ) shows. 1907 acoustic suffered a hard blow. As an advocate for corporate law, he was familiar with a case in Fargo (North Dakota). In a negotiation, pause, sound would enjoy a cigarette, and used for an electric lighter. Suddenly the lighter gave a tongue of flame, the sound initially only burned his arm. But there was worse to come, as the sound got problems with the eyes during the day. What several doctors diagnosed, occurred in the course of a year - Thomas Schall blind. With the help of friends and his family managed to sound a comeback when he re- opened his law office in the Security Building in Minneapolis. His wife Margaret also studied law to support her husband as a secretary.

Political career

Sound was like his father, a member of the Republican Party and supporters of the policy of Theodore Roosevelt. In 1914, he ran successfully for Minnesota for a seat in the House of Representatives of the United States and performed as the first blind congressman in history at his office on March 4, 1915. Sound was re-elected four times in a row and officiated by 3 March 1925. He was considered close to the people politician who found his voters among the low-income residents of his constituency. Sound was in Congress as a fighter for people with physical disabilities, who promised in June 1924 the Assembly of the Minnesota State Organization of the Blind ( MSOP), strongly close in Congress for pension claims of the blind. Also was sound as a champion of the Randolph - Sheppard Act, the blind compared to sighted advantages conceded, when it came time to get concessions for kiosks and snack bars. However, that law did not occur until after the death sound, in 1936, into force.

1924 ran sound for the office of U.S. Senator and was 46% of the vote, enjoy broad support, when he was inaugurated on March 4, 1925. His supporters included the publisher and former New York Congressman William Randolph Hearst. To sound social policy most significant achievements as a senator was one of those regulation from 1926 that visually impaired Guide dogs can be transported on public transport, which until then had been always rejected. Was affected by it until his death in 1933 also sound own guide dog Lux

Death

Thomas David sound took on December 19, 1935 a purchase in the federal capital and crossed straight with an employee of his office, which now served as a dummy help him into the street. Suddenly, both men were captured by an approaching car and thrown into the street. Three days of fighting sound vain to survive and died on December 22, 1935 from his injuries. He was buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.

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