Homer D. Angell

Infobox Congressman
name= Homer D. Angell


state= Oregon
district= 3rd
party= Republican
term= January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955
preceded= Nan Wood Honeyman
succeeded= Edith Green
date of birth= January 12, 1875
place of birth= The Dalles, Oregon
date of death= March 31, 1968
place of death=Portland, Oregon
spouse=Margaret Clagget
current occupation=

Homer Daniel Angell (January 12, 1875 – March 31, 1968) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.

Angell was born on a farm near The Dalles, Oregon in 1875. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon in 1900 and his law degree from Columbia University in 1903, after which he returned to Portland to begin his law practice.

He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1929, 1931, and 1935 and the Oregon State Senate in 1937. He resigned that seat in 1938 to run for the United States House of Representatives, representing Oregon's 3rd congressional district. Angell was elected and served eight terms. In 1954, Angell was defeated for the Republican nomination by future Oregon governor Tom McCall.

Personal

Angell married his long-time secretary Margaret Clagget in 1950, shortly before being sworn in for his seventh term.cite news|work=New York Times|date=1950-01-02|title=Representative Angell Weds|url=http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F00F10FD3858107A93C0A9178AD85F468585F9|accessdate=2008-07-21]

Following his loss in 1954, Angell retired from politics and returned to Portland, where he remained active in the community until his death in 1968. He is interred at the Portland Memorial Funeral Home and Mausoleum.

References

"This article incorporates material from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."

External links

*CongBio|A000257
*Find A Grave|id=6997084