| Henderson Haverfield Carson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Thom |
| Succeeded by | William R. Thom |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Thom |
| Succeeded by | John McSweeney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-10-25)October 25, 1893 Cadiz, Ohio |
| Died | October 5, 1971(1971-10-05) (aged 77) Canton, Ohio |
| Resting place | West Lawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | |
Henderson Haverfield Carson (October 25, 1893 – October 5, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two non-consecutive terms in the 1940s.
Biography
Born on a farm near Cadiz, Ohio, Carson attended the public and high schools. Cleveland (Ohio) Law School and Baldwin-Wallace College at Berea, Ohio, LL.B., 1919. He became affiliated with the legal department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. in 1915. Enlisted in the Field Artillery in 1918. He was transferred to Base Hospital, One Hundred and Nineteenth Unit, Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, and served there until honorably discharged in 1919 as a corporal. He was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced practice in Canton, Ohio, in 1922. He served as member of the faculty of McKinley Law School 1926–1942, where he received his J.D. degree.
Congress
Carson was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress.
Carson was elected to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress.
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law in Canton, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. Resided in Canton, Ohio, where he died October 5, 1971. He was interred in West Lawn Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Henderson H. Carson (id: C000192)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byWilliam R. Thom | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district 1943-1945 |
Succeeded byWilliam R. Thom |
| Preceded byWilliam R. Thom | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district 1947-1949 |
Succeeded byJohn McSweeney |
| Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district | ||
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- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 1893 births
- 1971 deaths
- Baldwin Wallace University alumni
- People from Cadiz, Ohio
- Burials at West Lawn Cemetery
- United States Army soldiers
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- Cleveland State University College of Law alumni
- American military personnel of World War I
- Lawyers from Canton, Ohio
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives