Henry Dworshak

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Henry Clarence Dworshak Jr. (August 29, 1894Template:Spaced ndashJuly 23, 1962) was a United States senator and congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate.

Early years

Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Dworshak attended its local public schools and learned the printer's trade. During the First World War, he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Fourth Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion in the American Expeditionary Forces. After the war, Dworshak managed a printing supply business in Duluth.

He moved west in 1924 to Burley, Idaho, to become the publisher and editor of the Burley Bulletin, a semi-weekly newspaper in Cassia County.[1][2] Dworshak became a public figure when he was elected president of the Idaho Editorial Association in 1931, and he was a prominent member of the American Legion and Rotary International. He was also a member of the Elks and a freemason.[2][3][4]

Congress

House

Dworshak ran for Congress in 1936 in Idaho's 2nd district,[4] but lost to incumbent D. Worth Clark. Two years later, in 1938, Clark ran for U.S. senator and won, and Dworshak won the open House seat. He was re-elected in 1940, 1942, and 1944.[1]

U.S. House elections (Idaho's 2nd district): Results 1936–1944
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1936 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |D. Worth Clark (inc.) style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |67,238 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |60.5% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |43,834 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |39.5%
1938 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Bert H. Miller style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |47,199 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |46.4% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |54,527 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |53.6%
1940 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ira Masters style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |61,726 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |46.9% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak (inc.) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |69,804 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |53.1%
1942 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Ira Masters style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |37,815 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |45.2% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak (inc.) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |45,805 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |54.8%
1944 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Phil J. Evans style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |56,249 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |47.7% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak (inc.) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |61,751 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |52.3%

Senate

Republican senator John Thomas died in office in November 1945, and Democratic governor Charles C. Gossett resigned to accept an appointment (by his successor) to fill the seat. Gossett failed to secure the nomination for the special election; Dworshak defeated state senator George Donart in the November 1946 election to complete the term. Two years later, Dworshak was defeated for a full term in the 1948 general election by state supreme court justice and former state attorney general Bert H. Miller, he had defeated Miller ten years earlier.

Miller died of a heart attack in October 1949 after only nine months in office, and Dworshak was appointed his successor by Republican governor C. A. Robins.[3] Dworshak won a special election in 1950, and was elected to full Senate terms in 1954 and 1960. A staunch isolationist like William Borah, Dworshak stood unwavering against overseas intervention, especially in U.S. affairs.[1] Dworshak voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,[5][6][7] but did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960.[8]

U.S. Senate elections in Idaho (Class II): Results 1946–1960
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1946 (Special) style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |George Donart style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |74,629 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |41.4% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |105,523 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |58.6%
1948 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Bert H. Miller style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |107,000 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |50.0% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak (inc.) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |103,868 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.5%
1950 (Special) style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Claude J. Burtenshaw style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |97,092 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |48.1% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak (inc.^) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |104,608 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |51.9%
1954 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |Glen H. Taylor style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |84,139 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |37.2% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak (inc.) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |142,269 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |62.8%
1960 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |R.L. "Bob" McLaughlin style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |139,448 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" |47.7% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |Henry Dworshak (inc.) style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align="right" |152,648 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" |52.3%

Source:[9] ^Dworshak was appointed to the vacant seat in November 1946 and October 1949

Death

Dworshak died in office of a heart attack on July 23, 1962, at his home in Washington, D.C.,[1] and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2][10] His obituary described him as "...a staunchly conservative voice on Capitol Hill..."[2][11] He was succeeded by former governor Len B. Jordan, who served until January 1973.

Legacy

See also

References

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