Roy H. Thorpe
Roy Henry Thorpe (December 13, 1874 – September 19, 1951) was an American salesman and Republican Party politician.
Roy H. Thorpe | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st district | |
| In office November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | C. Frank Reavis |
| Succeeded by | John H. Morehead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1874 Greensburg, Indiana |
| Died | September 19, 1951 (aged 76) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Political party | Republican |
Early life and education
He was born near Greensburg, Indiana, on December 13, 1874, and graduated from Greensburg High School. He studied pharmacy, medicine, and law.[1]
Career
As an evangelist, Thorpe was known as "the boy tramp orator of 1896". He worked as a salesman in Du Quoin, Illinois, from 1897 to 1904 and in Shenandoah, Iowa, from 1905 to 1919.
In 1919, Thorpe moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, still working as a salesman. On November 7, 1922, he was elected to the Sixty-seventh United States Congress to fill the seat left open by C. Frank Reavis who resigned to become a special war fraud prosecutor. He did not seek reelection in 1922, but attempted a comeback in 1924 but was defeated by John H. Morehead.[2] He traveled as a sales organizer and later engaged in the insurance business.[3]
Death
He died in Lincoln on September 19, 1951, and is interred in Wyuka Cemetery.[4]
References
- Congress, United States; Printing, United States Congress Joint Committee on (1928). Biographical Directory of the American Congress. 1774-1927: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States from the First to the Sixty-ninth Congress, March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1927, Inclusive. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Congress, United States (1922). Official Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- "THORPE, Roy Henry". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- "Nebraska politicians buried at Wyuka". graveyardsofomaha.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
