Thomas Daniel Winter
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Thomas Daniel Winter was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born in Columbus, Kansas
, Winter attended the public and high schools.
During the First World War served as a private in the United States Air Corps in 1918 and 1919.
Court reporter of the district court of Crawford County, Kansas
from 1921 to 1927.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1926 and commenced practice in Girard, Kansas
.
He served as assistant county attorney of Crawford County, Kansas
, in 1927 and 1928 and county attorney in 1929 and 1930.
He served as commissioner of public utilities of Girard 1933-1935.
He served as commissioner of finance of Girard 1936-1938.
Winter was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-sixth
and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.
He returned to Girard, Kansas
, and continued to practice law.
He died in Pittsburg, Kansas
, November 7, 1951.
He was interred in Park Cemetery, Columbus, Kansas
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born in Columbus, Kansas
Columbus, Kansas
Columbus is the second largest city and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg, Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,312.-History:...
, Winter attended the public and high schools.
During the First World War served as a private in the United States Air Corps in 1918 and 1919.
Court reporter of the district court of Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County is a county located in southeastern Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 39,134. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. The county was named in honor of Samuel J. Crawford, Governor of Kansas...
from 1921 to 1927.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1926 and commenced practice in Girard, Kansas
Girard, Kansas
Girard is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,789.- History :...
.
He served as assistant county attorney of Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County is a county located in southeastern Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 39,134. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. The county was named in honor of Samuel J. Crawford, Governor of Kansas...
, in 1927 and 1928 and county attorney in 1929 and 1930.
He served as commissioner of public utilities of Girard 1933-1935.
He served as commissioner of finance of Girard 1936-1938.
Winter 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 Seventy-sixth
76th United States Congress
The Seventy-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1947).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.
He returned to Girard, Kansas
Girard, Kansas
Girard is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,789.- History :...
, and continued to practice law.
He died in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
, November 7, 1951.
He was interred in Park Cemetery, Columbus, Kansas
Columbus, Kansas
Columbus is the second largest city and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States, 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg, Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,312.-History:...
.