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FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Brooks, Comal, De Witt, Duval, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and Wilson (19 counties). Population (1930), 309,516.

RICHARD M. KLEBERG, Democrat, of Corpus Christi, was born near Kingsville, Kleberg County, Tex.; educated in the public schools and was graduated from the University of Texas; elected to the Seventy-second Congress at a special election held on November 24, 1931, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. Harry M. Wurzbach; and reelected to each succeeding Congress.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Cameron, Dimmit, Frio, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Maverick, Medina, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and Zavala (13 counties). Population (1930), 283,291. MILTON H. WEST, Democrat, of Brownsville, Tex.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward. and Winkler (19 counties). Population (1930), 210,621.

ROBERT EWING THOMASON, Democrat, of El Paso, was born near Shelbyville, Tenn.; son of Dr. Ben R. and Susan Hoover Thomason; moved to Gainesville, Tex., when 1 year old; educated in public schools, graduate of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex., and of the law school of the University of Texas; prosecuting attorney at Gainesville for 4 years; moved to El Paso in 1911; member of State legislature for 4 years, and unanimously elected speaker of house of representatives, thirty-sixth legislature; mayor of El Paso, 1927-31; married and has a son and daughter; elected to the Seventy-second and each succeeding Congress.

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Callahan, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Fisher, Hamilton, Jones, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, and Taylor (12 counties). Population (1930), 238,671. SAM M. RUSSELL, Democrat, of Stephenville, Erath County, Tex.; born August 9, 1889; grew to manhood on the farm; attended country school and John Tarleton College, Stephenville, Tex.; taught school for 5 years; served as a soldier in the World War; admitted to practice law June 9, 1919; appointed county attorney of Erath County July 14, 1919; elected in 1920 and 1922 as county attorney; elected district attorney of the twenty-ninth judicial district in 1924; reelected in 1926; elected judge of the twenty-ninth judicial district in 1928; reelected in 1932 and 1936; elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress from the Seventeenth Congressional District of Texas, 1940; family consists of wife and two daughters.

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Armstrong. Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Motley, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler (28 counties). Population (1930), 254,825.

EUGENE WORLEY, Democrat, of Shamrock, Tex.; born in Lone Wolf, Okla., October 10, 1908; education, Shamrock public schools, Texas A. & M., and University of Texas School of Law; member of Texas House of Representatives, one hundred and twenty-second district, during forty-fourth, forty-fifth, and forty-sixth sessions; married; elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress.

NINETEENTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Haskell, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum (25 counties). Population (1930), 254,367. GEORGE H. MAHON, Democrat, Colorado City, Tex.; born September 22, 1900, near Haynesville, La., son of J. K. and Lola Willis Mahon; moved to Mitchell County, Tex., 1908; reared on a farm; attended rural school, graduated from Loraine High School; B. A. Simmons University, Abilene, 1924; LL. B. University of Texas, 1925; attended University of Minnesota in 1925; married Helen Stevenson, of Loraine, Tex., 1923; one daughter-Daphne, born 1927; elected county attorney Mitchell County, 1926; appointed district attorney thirty-second judicial district, 1927; elected district attorney 1928, 1930, 1932; elected to Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT.-COUNTY: Bexar. Population (1930), 292,533.

PAUL J. KILDAY, Democrat, of San Antonio, Tex.; born in Sabinal, Uvalde County, Tex., March 29, 1900, son of Pat and Mary (Tallant) Kilday; moved with his parents to San Antonio, Tex., in 1904; attended the San Antonio public schools, St. Mary's parochial school, and St. Mary's College at San Antonio, Tex.; was graduated from Main Avenue High School and from Georgetown University, Washington, D. C., with LL. B. degree, in 1922; attorney at law; married Miss Cecile Newton, of San Antonio, in 1932, and they have two daughters-Mary Catherine and Betty Ann; elected to the Seventy-sixth Congress and reelected to the Seventy-seventh Congress.

TWENTH-FIRST DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Bandera, Brown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Edwards, Gillespie, Irion, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Real, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, and Val Verde (27 counties). Population (1930), 257,732.

CHARLES L. SOUTH, Democrat, of Coleman, Tex.

UTAH

(Population (1930), 507,847)
SENATORS

ELBERT DUNCAN THOMAS, Democrat, of Salt Lake City, Utah; born, Salt Lake City, June 17, 1883; A. B. (Utah, 1906), Ph. D. (California, 1924); LL. D. (Southern California, 1935), Litt. D. (National, 1937); Oberlaender Award (1934); professor political science, University of Utah; vice president, American Political Science Association; vice president, American Society of International Law; vice chairman, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission; member, American Council of Learned Societies; sometime fellow and visiting professor, University of California; major, Inspector General's Department (N. G. Utah and U. S. Reserves); president, Japan Mission; member, Carnegie European Conference of American Professors; and member, committee on intellectual cooperation, Interparliamentary Union; married Edna Harker, 1907; three daughters-Chiyo, Esther (Mrs. Wayne C. Grover), and Edna Louise (Mrs. Lawrence L. Hansen); elected to the Senate November 8, 1932; reelected November 8, 1938.

ABE MURDOCK, Democrat, of Beaver, Utah; lawyer; served as city attorney and city councilman of Beaver, as county attorney of Beaver County, and as attorney for the Beaver County school district; married Mary V. Yardley, of Beaver; six children-William Orrice, Abram Riggs, Daniel Beck, Jane Elizabeth, Mary Violet, and Cinda; elected to the Seventy-third Congress; renominated by acclamation and reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress; renominated by acclamation and reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress; elected to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 1947, by the largest vote ever received by a candidate for office in Utah.

REPRESENTATIVES

FIRST DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, and Weber (25 counties). Population (1930), 241,290. WALTER KIEL GRANGER, Democrat, of Cedar City, Utah, was born in St. George, Utah, October 11, 1888; when 6 years old he moved with his parents to Cedar City, Utah; has since made his home in that community; married; wife, Hazel Dalley Granger; received education in the Iron County public schools and the Branch Agricultural College at Cedar City; while residing in Cedar City, served 3 years as a member of the board of trustees of the Utah State Agricultural College and served in numerous civic capacities in his home city and in Iron County; served a 3-year mission in the Southern States for the Latter Day Saints Church and was bishop of the third ward of such church in Cedar City for 9 years; served in France with the Eleventh Regiment of Marines as a volunteer during the World War; farmer and livestock man; first gained political recognition

as mayor of Cedar City, a position to which he was elected three successive times; then followed three successive elections to the State house of representatives, the first in 1932; in 1935 was chosen speaker of the house; following the close of the 1937 session, was appointed a member of the Public Service Commission of Utah and has served in that capacity since; elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress November 5, 1940.

SECOND DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, and Utah (4 counties). Population (1930), 266,557.

J. W. ROBINSON, Democrat, of Provo, Utah, was born in Coalville, Summit County, Utah; received the bachelor of arts degree from the Brigham Young University, 1908; taught school for a number of years, being principal of the Uinta Academy, at Vernal, and the Wasatch High School, at Heber; was graduated from the University of Chicago in 1912, receiving the degree, J. D.; from 1918 to 1921 he served as county attorney of Utah County; during the World War was food administrator for Utah County; in 1924 was the Democratic convention's choice for attorney general of the State of Utah; was a member of the board of regents of the University of Utah from 1925 to 1935; was married to Birda Billings, a native of Provo, Utah, in 1906, and they have four children-two boys and two girls; was elected to the Seventy-third Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-sixth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-seventh Congress.

VERMONT

(Population (1930), 359,611)

SENATORS'

WARREN ROBINSON AUSTIN, Republican, of Burlington, Vt., was born at Highgate Center, Vt., November 12, 1877; graduated from Brigham Academy in 1895, University of Vermont, 1899, Ph. B., 1932, LL. D.; admitted to Vermont bar in 1902, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit of the United States in 1906, Supreme Court of the United States in 1914, District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York in 1919, Circuit Court of Appeals of Second Circuit in 1931, and United States Court for China in 1917; State's attorney, Franklin County, Vt., 1904; chairman Republican State convention, 1908; mayor of St. Albans, Vt., 1909; United States Commissioner, 1907-15; Congress of the Mint, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1928; trustee University of Vermont, since 1914; president Vermont Bar Association, 1923; married, 1901, Mildred Mary Lucas; children-Warren Robinson Austin, Jr., and Edward Lucas Austin; elected to the United States Senate on March 31, 1931, to fill out the unexpired term of Senator Frank L. Greene ending in 1935; reelected to the United States Senate November 6, 1934, and November 5, 1940.

GEORGE DAVID AIKEN, Republican, of Putney, Vt.; born in Dummerston, Vt., August 20, 1892; son of Edward W. and Myra Cook Aiken; educated in the common schools of Putney, Vt.; graduated from Brattleboro High School in 1909; honorary degrees, Sc. D., Norwich University, LL. D., University of Vermont; married Miss Beatrice M. Howard; four children, Dorothy Aiken Morse (Mrs. Harry), Marjorie Aiken Cleverley (Mrs. Harry Leighton), Howard Aiken, Barbara Aiken; occupation, farmer and president of Aiken Nurseries, Inc., Putney, Vt.; elected town representative in 1931 and 1933; speaker of the house of representatives in 1933; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1935, and Governor of Vermont in 1937 and 1939; elected to the United States Senate on November 5, 1940, to fill the vacancy for the term ending January 3, 1945, caused by the death of Senator Ernest W. Gibson.

ERNEST W. GIBSON, JR., Republican, of Brattleboro, Vt.; born in Brattleboro, Vt., March 6, 1901; graduated Brattleboro High School, 1919; Norwich University, 1923, A. B. degree; teacher of history and coach of track at New York Military Academy, 1923-24; studied law George Washington University Law School; computer under civil service in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1924-27; passed bar examinations, State of Vermont, 1926; commenced the practice of law in Brattleboro, Vt., 1927; elected State's attorney of Windham County, November 1928, for a term of 2 years and reelected in November 1930; appointed assistant secretary Vermont State Senate, 1931; became secretary of Vermont State Senate, January 1933, and remained secretary until June 1940; member of Railroad Tax Commission, State of Vermont, April 1939 until June 1940; member of joint transportation committee, State of Vermont, until recent resignation; chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont; member of Theta Chi and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity; captain, Three Hundred and Sixteenth Cavalry Reserve; married Dorothy Switzer, October 1926; four childrenErnest W. Gibson, 3d, Grace, Robert, and David A.; senior member of the law firm of Gibson & Gibson, Brattleboro, Vt.; appointed June 24, 1940, to serve interim Senate term to succeed his father, the late Senator E. W. Gibson, in the United States Senate.

REPRESENTATIVE

AT LARGE.-Population (1930), 359,611.

CHARLES ALBERT PLUMLEY, Republican, of Northfield; born in 'Northfield, Vt., April 14, 1875, son of Frank Plumley, who represented the Second Congressional District in the Sixty-first, Sixty-second, and Sixty-third Congresses, and Lavinia Fletcher Plumley; educated in the Northfield graded and high schools, 1892; graduated from Norwich University in 1896, Ă. B.; A. M. in course; honorary LL. D., Middlebury College, Norwich University, and Boston University; principal of Northfield graded and high schools, 1896-1900; admitted to the Vermont bar in 1903; member of the law firm of Plumley and Plumley; assistant secretary Vermont Senate in 1894; assistant clerk and clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives, 1900-1910; member and speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, 1912-15; commissioner of taxes of Vermont, 1912-19; vice president and president, Northfield National Bank, 1917-34; assistant general counsel and tax attorney, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 1919-20; president of Norwich University, 1920-34; secretary, French-Venezuelan Mixed Commission; captain, Vermont National Guard; colonel, Officers' Reserve Corps; married Emilie A. Stevens, August 22, 1900, and they have three children-Allan R., Evelyn S. (Mrs. Ernest M. Adams), and Fletcher D. P.; elected to the Seventythird Congress at a special election; reading clerk, Republican National Convention, 1936 and 1940; reelected to the Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, and Seventysixth Congresses; member, Committee on Appropriations; Assistant Republican Whip, Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses.

VIRGINIA
(Population (1930), 2,421,851)

SENATORS

CARTER GLASS, Democrat, of Lynchburg, was born in that city; educated in private and public schools and in the newspaper business; owns the morning and afternoon papers of that city; elected to the Virginia Senate, 1899-1903, and the Virginia constitutional convention, 1901-2; 8 years member of board of visitors of University of Virginia; has honorary LL. D. degree of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., Washington and Lee University, the University of North Carolina, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, William and Mary, Wesleyan, Tufts, Columbia, Hamilton, and New York University; is a member of Phi Beta Kappa of William and Mary; thirty-third degree Scottish Rite Mason, Shriner, and Elk; was elected to the Fifty-seventh and all succeeding Congresses, including the Sixty-sixth; resigned seat in Congress, December 16, 1918, to accept appointment as Secretary of the Treasury in President Wilson's Cabinet; resigned as Secretary of the Treasury on February 2, 1920, to qualify as Senator from Virginia by appointment of the Governor; elected to Senate November 2, 1920, for balance of term expiring March 3, 1925; reelected on November 4, 1924, for full term expiring March 3, 1931, and on November 4, 1930, for the term ending in 1937, and again on November 3, 1936, for the term ending in 1943, each time practically without opposition at the primary or the general election; declined tender of Secretaryship of Treasury in Cabinet of President Roosevelt in 1933.

HARRY FLOOD BYRD, Democrat, of Berryville, Va.; entered business at age of 15; in 1915 elected to Senate of Virginia, in which he served until he was elected Governor of the Commonwealth for the term 1926-30; appointed to the United States Senate by Gov. John Garland Pollard on March 4, 1933; elected on November 7, 1933, for the unexpired term of Claude A. Swanson, resigned, and reelected for the full term on November 6, 1934; reelected November 5, 1940; newspaper publisher, farmer, and apple grower.

REPRESENTATIVES

FIRST DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Accomac, Caroline, Elizabeth City, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Warwick, Westmoreland, and York. CITIES: Fredericksburg, Hampton, and Newport News. Population (1930), 239,757.

SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND, Democrat, of Newport News, Va., was born May 4, 1872, in Gloucester County, Va.; lawyer; member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, southern order, and of Phi Beta Kappa society; was elected to Sixty-fifth Congress for unexpired term, and reelected to the Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh,

Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, Seventy-first, Seventy-second, Seventythird, Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses; married Miss Mary Putzel, of Newport News, Va.

SECOND DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk, Southampton, and Princess Anne. CITIES: Norfolk, Portsmouth, South Norfolk, and Suffolk. Population (1930), 302,715. COLGATE WHITEHEAD DARDEN, JR., Democrat, of Algonquin Park, Norfolk, Va.; born February 11, 1897, in Southampton County, Va.; graduated from the University of Virginia with degree of B. A., and from Columbia University with M. A. and LL. B. degrees; Carnegie Fellowship, Oxford University; Phi Beta Kappa of William and Mary; LL. D., Elton College, North Carolina; married; lawyer; served with French Army, 1916-17, and with air service, United States Marine Corps, 1918-19; member of General Assembly of Virginia for two terms, 1930-32; elected a Representative from the State at large to the Seventythird Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-seventh Congresses from the Second District; member of Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy, 1936 and 1939; member of Committee on Naval Affairs in Seventythird, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-sixth Congresses.

THIRD DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King William, and New Kent. CITIES: Richmond and Williamsburg. Population (1930), 281,064. DAVE E. SATTERFIELD, JR., Democrat, of Richmond; was born in Richmond, Va., September 11, 1894; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Richmond Law School in 1917; served as commissioned officer in the Naval Flying Corps during the World War; was admitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice the same year; served as Commonwealth's attorney for the city of Richmond, 1922-33; resigned to return to private practice of law; member Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Baptist Church; married; elected to the Seventy-fifth Congress on November 2, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew J. Montague; reelected to the Seventy-sixth and Seventyseventh Congresses.

FOURTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex. CITIES: Hopewell and Petersburg. Population (1930), 242,204. PATRICK HENRY DREWRY, Democrat, of Petersburg, member of the State senate from 1912 to 1920; elected without opposition, April 27, 1920, to fill the unexpired term of Hon. Walter Allen Watson, deceased, in the Sixty-sixth Congress, and reelected to the Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, Seventy-first, Seventy-second, Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses.

FIFTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Carroll, Charlotte, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and Wythe. CITIES: Danville and Martinsville. Population (1930), 271,794. THOMAS G. BURCH, Democrat, of Martinsville, Henry County, Va.; banker; farmer; educated in public schools of county; member State board of agriculture, 1910-13; member board of visitors, State normal school at Radford, Va., 1913-15; United States marshal, western district of Virginia, 1914-21; member of board of visitors, the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, 1922-31; member of commission to simplify and reorganize State government, 1927; member of the State transportation and public-utility advisory commission, 1929; member of State board of education, 1930-31; Mason, K. of P., Elk, I. O. O. F., Red Men; elected to the Seventy-second Congress, November 4, 1930; reelected to the Seventy-third Congress, November 8, 1932, to the Seventy-fourth Congress, November 6, 1934, to the Seventy-fifth Congress, November 3, 1936, to the Seventy-sixth Congress, November 8, 1938, and to the Seventy-seventh Congress, November 5, 1940. SIXTH DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery, and Roanoke. CITIES: Clifton Forge, Lynchburg, Radford, and Roanoke. Population (1930), 280,708. CLIFTON ALEXANDER WOODRUM, Democrat, of Roanoke, was born at Roanoke, April 27, 1887; son of Robert H. and Anna T. Woodrum; educated in the public schools of Roanoke; studied law at Washington and Lee University, and was licensed to practice, June 19, 1908; located in Roanoke, and in 1917 was elected Commonwealth's attorney; served in this capacity until August 1919, when he was unanimously chosen to occupy the bench of the hustings court of the city of Roanoke, where he presided until April 10, 1922, when he resigned and entered the race for the Sixty-eighth Congress against Democratic incumbent; was elected to Sixty-eighth Congress, reelected to the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth, Seventy

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