Walter Nesbit

Walter Nesbit ( born May 1, 1875 in Belleville, Illinois, † December 6, 1938 ) was an American politician. Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Walter Nesbit attended the public schools of his home as well as some evening classes. Between 1892 and 1912 he worked in the coal mines. The union United Mine Workers of America, he held various positions until 1933. Among other things, he served as treasurer. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1932, Nesbit was in the 27th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William H. Dieterich on March 4, 1933. Since he has not been confirmed in 1934, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1935. During this time the first of the New Deal legislation of the Federal Government there were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1935, the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were first applied, after which the term of the Congress ends or begins on January 3.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Walter Nesbit founded the Club Congress in Belleville. In 1938 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of sheriff in St. Clair County. He died on 6 December of the same year in Belleville, where he was also buried.