Claude L'Engle

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Claude L’Engle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Personal details
Born	(1868-10-19)October 19, 1868 Jacksonville, Florida
Died	November 6, 1919(1919-11-06) (aged 51) Jacksonville, Florida
Political party	Democratic

Claude L'Engle (October 19, 1868 – November 6, 1919) was a United States Representative from Florida for one term from 1913 to 1915.

Early life[]

He was born in Jacksonville, Florida where he attended the public schools and . He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later became the editor and publisher of Dixie, a weekly newspaper.

Congress[]

L'Engle was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915) but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress. After leaving Congress, he again engaged in journalism.

Death[]

He died in Jacksonville, Florida in 1919 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

References[]

• The Sun newspaper, edited by Claude L'Engle from the Florida Digital Newspaper Library

• United States Congress. "Claude L'Engle (id: L000548)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.