Henry Ellenbogen
Henry Ellenbogen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 33rd district | |
| In office March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Melville Clyde Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. McArdle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1900 |
| Died | July 4, 1985 (aged 85) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Rachel "Rae" Savage (died 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of Vienna Duquesne University (AB, JD) |
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Henry Ellenbogen (April 3, 1900 – July 4, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving from 1933 to 1938.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Ellenbogen was the son of Samson and Rose (née Franzos) Ellenbogen.[1] He was born into a Jewish family in Vienna, then in Austria-Hungary, and attended the University of Vienna Law School. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and received his A.B. in 1921 and J.D. in 1924. He was appointed as arbitrator and public panel chairman by the National War Labor Board and the Third Regional War Labor Board in cases involving labor disputes. He wrote numerous articles on economic, social, and legal problems.
He married Rachel "Rae" Savage, and they had two daughters, author Naomi Feigelson Chase and Judith Specter. Mrs. Ellenbogen died in 1981.[2]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Ellenbogen was first elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress. It was unclear at the time whether he was eligible to be a Representative, having only been a citizen of the United States for six years instead of the seven required by the Constitution of the United States.[3] However, he was seated and voted in the second session of the Seventy-third Congress in January 1934.[4] He was re-elected to the Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses and served until his resignation in 1938, having been elected judge of the common pleas court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was reelected as a judge in November 1947 and again in 1957 and served as presiding judge, 1963 to 1966.
Retirement and death
[edit | edit source]He retired and was a resident of Miami, Florida, until his death there. He is buried in West View Cemetery of the Rodef Shalom Congregation in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh.
See also
[edit | edit source]References and sources
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- ^ 178 Cong. Rec. 158 (1934) (vote on motion to recommit H.R. 6131); see also Rep. Henry Ellenbogen voting record at voteview.com.
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- The Political Graveyard
External links
[edit | edit source]- Story of his wife's 1932 campaign on his behalf
- Henry Ellenbogen Papers, Rauh Jewish Archives, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
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- 1900 births
- 1985 deaths
- Jewish United States representatives
- Austrian Jews
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Austrian emigrants to the United States
- Duquesne University alumni
- University of Vienna alumni
- 20th-century American Jews
- 20th-century United States representatives