- George Ernest Foulkes
George Ernest Foulkes (
December 25 ,1878 -December 13 ,1960 ) was aUnited States Representative fromMichigan .Foulkes was born in
Chicago, Illinois and attended the public schools of Chicago. He graduated from thelaw department ofLake Forest University , Chicago, in 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in the United States Treasury Department. He wasspecial agent of the U.S. Treasury Department in charge of field service atNew York City ,El Paso, Texas ,St. Paul, Minnesota , andMinneapolis, Minnesota , 1900-1919. He moved toHartford, Michigan , in 1920 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was adelegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1924, 1926, and 1928.In 1932, Foulkes defeated incumbent Republican
John C. Ketcham to be elected as a Democrat fromMichigan's 4th congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives for the 73rd Congress, serving fromMarch 4 ,1933 toJanuary 3 ,1935 . He was nominated forGovernor of Michigan by theFarmer-Labor Party in 1934, but declined. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the 74th Congress and resumed agricultural pursuits. He also engaged as anauthor and infarm -organization work. He died in Hartford and is interred in Hartford Cemetery.References
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fouch-fowle.html#R9M0IX90Y The Political Graveyard]
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