Joe Crail
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Joe Crail was a United States Representative from California
. He was born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
. He attended the public schools and graduated from Drake University
in Des Moines, Iowa
in 1898.
During the Spanish-American War
, Crail enlisted as a private in the Twelfth Company, United States Volunteer Signal Corps. He was promoted to corporal
and served in the American Army of Occupation in Cuba
until its withdrawal. He studied law at the Iowa College of Law, and was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Fairfield, Iowa
.
Crail moved to California in 1913, settled in Los Angeles
, and practiced law until elected to Congress. He served as chairman of the Republican
State central committee for southern California 1918-1920. He was elected as a Republican
to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1927 -March 3, 1933). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator. He resumed the practice of law but also engaged in banking. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1938. He was buried in Inglewood Park Mausoleum, Inglewood, California
.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He was born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa
Jefferson County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 16,843 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,594 housing units, of which 6,846 were occupied.-2000 census:...
. He attended the public schools and graduated from Drake University
Drake University
Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....
in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
in 1898.
During the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
, Crail enlisted as a private in the Twelfth Company, United States Volunteer Signal Corps. He was promoted to corporal
Corporal
Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
and served in the American Army of Occupation in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
until its withdrawal. He studied law at the Iowa College of Law, and was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Fairfield, Iowa
Fairfield, Iowa
Fairfield is a city and the county seat of Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 9,464 in the 2010 census, a decline from 9,509 in the 2000 census. - History :...
.
Crail moved to California in 1913, settled in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, and practiced law until elected to Congress. He served as chairman of the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
State central committee for southern California 1918-1920. He was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1927 -March 3, 1933). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as United States Senator. He resumed the practice of law but also engaged in banking. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1938. He was buried in Inglewood Park Mausoleum, Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
.