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  Foulkes, George
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NameGeorge Foulkes
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Hartford, Michigan , United States
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Born December 25, 1878
DiedDecember 13, 1960 (81 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Dec 05, 2015 07:00pm
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InfoFOULKES, George Ernest, a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Ill., December 25, 1878; attended the public schools of Chicago; was graduated from the law department of Lake Forest University, Chicago, Ill., in 1900; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in the United States Treasury Department; special agent of the United States Treasury Department in charge of field service at New York City, El Paso, Tex., St. Paul, Minn., and Minneapolis, Minn., 1900-1919; moved to Hartford, Mich., in 1920 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1924, 1926, and 1928; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1935); nominated for Governor by the Farmer-Labor Party in 1934, but declined; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress; resumed agricultural pursuits; also engaged as an author and in farm-organization work; died in Hartford, Mich., December 13, 1960; interment in Hartford Cemetery.


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  11/06/1934 MI - District 04 Lost 40.71% (-17.47%)
  09/11/1934 MI - District 04 - D Primary Won 46.92% (+19.25%)
  11/08/1932 MI - District 04 Won 51.57% (+4.39%)
  09/13/1932 MI - District 04 - D Primary Won 24.42% (+1.01%)
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