William A. Ekwall

Infobox Congressman
name= William A. Ekwall


state= Oregon
district= 3rd
party= Republican
term= January 3 1935 – January 3 1937
preceded= Charles H. Martin
succeeded= Nan Wood Honeyman
office2= Judge of the United States Customs Court
term2= February 9 1942 – October 16 1956
preceded2=
succeeded2=
nominator2= Franklin D. Roosevelt
date of birth= June 14 1887
place of birth= Ludington, Michigan
date of death= October 16 1956
place of death=Portland, Oregon
spouse=
occupation=

William Alexander Ekwall (June 14, 1887 - October 16, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Oregon.

Born in Ludington, Michigan, Ekwall moved to Klamathon, California, with his parents in 1893, and to Portland, Oregon, in 1906.He attended the public schools.He graduated in 1912 from the University of Oregon School of Law when it was located in Portland.He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Portland. During the First World War served in the United States Army as a private in the Infantry, Central Officers Training School, in 1918. Municipal judge of Portland 1922-1927.He served as judge of the circuit court, fourth judicial district (Multnomah County), department 8, from 1927 until elected to Congress.

Ekwall was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.He resumed the practice of law at Portland, Oreg. from 1937 to 1942.He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940.He was appointed judge of the United States Customs Court, New York City on February 13, 1942, and served until his death in Portland on October 16, 1956. [http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/custom_bio!OpenDocument&Click= Board of General Appraisers & U.S. Customs Court.] Federal Judicial Center] He was interred in Portland Memorial Cemetery.

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