Randolph Carpenter
William Randolph Carpenter | |
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![]() From 1920's World War Roll of Honor, 1917-1920, Marion County, Kansas | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | |
Preceded by | Homer Hoch |
Succeeded by | Edward Herbert Rees |
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1929-1933 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marion, Kansas | April 24, 1894
Died | 26 July 1956 Topeka, Kansas | (aged 62)
Resting place | Highland Cemetery, Marion, Kansas |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Helen Frances Williams |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army World War I veteran Kansas National Guard |
Years of service | 1917–1952 |
William Randolph Carpenter (April 24, 1894 in Marion, Kansas – July 26, 1956 in Topeka, Kansas) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas and a U.S. Army World War I veteran. He died in Topeka, Kansas, July 26, 1956 and was interred in Highland Cemetery, Marion, Kansas.
Biography[]
Carpenter attended local public and high schools in Marion, Kansas. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1917, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.[1] He was admitted to the bar that same year and commenced his practice in Marion, Kansas. He continued his family's agricultural pursuits by maintaining his farm.[1]
World War I[]
He joined the U. S. Army National Guard in Marion in 1917 as a Second Lieutenant and helped organize Company M under the Third Regiment Infantry, Kansas National Guard. During the First World War he was called to active duty and was transferred to Company M, One Hundred Thirty-ninth Infantry Regiment, Thirty-fifth Infantry Division which deployed to France in early 1918. He was promoted to first lieutenant during the , and served until his discharge on May 8, 1919.[1]
Marriage[]
He married Helen Frances Williams (born 20 November 1896 in Marion, Kansas - died January 1994 in Topeka, Kansas) daughter of Fred Reed & Frances Elizabeth (née Skidmore) Williams on 15 July 1920 in Marion, Kansas.[1][2]
Community service[1][]
- He served as member of the Marion Board of Education 1925–1933.
- He served in the State house of representatives 1929–1933.
- Carpenter was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1933–January 3, 1937). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936 and he resumed the practice of law.
- He was the United States Attorney for the district of Kansas 1945–1948.
- He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor in 1948.
- He served as member of the United States Motor Carrier Claims Commission 1950–1952.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Official Internet website
- ^ Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #10 accessed 22 June 2009. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp
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- 1894 births
- 1956 deaths
- People from Marion, Kansas
- American Protestants
- Kansas Democrats
- Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Kansas
- United States Army officers
- United States Attorneys for the District of Kansas
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians