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Paul Cunningham (politician)

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Paul Cunningham
Cunningham in 1953
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959
Preceded byKarl M. LeCompte
Succeeded byNeal Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
Preceded byRobert K. Goodwin
Succeeded byFred C. Gilchrist
Personal details
Born(1890-06-15)June 15, 1890
Indiana County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1961(1961-07-16) (aged 71)
Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1917–1919
Rank
First lieutenant
Battles/wars

Paul Harvey Cunningham (June 15, 1890 – July 16, 1961) served nine consecutive terms as a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa. First elected in 1940, he was re-elected eight times, and defeated in 1958.

Born on a farm in Indiana County, Pennsylvania near Kent, Cunningham attended the public schools. He graduated from State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania, in 1911, from the literary department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1914, and from its Law School in 1915. He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

During the First World War, from 1917 to 1919, he served as a first lieutenant in the Infantry.

He moved to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1919 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the Iowa National Guard from 1920 to 1923. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1933, and served until 1937.

On February 4, 1940, Congressman Cassius C. Dowell died, thereby creating a vacancy in Iowa's 6th congressional district. Cunningham fell four votes short of receiving the Republican Party's nomination as its candidate in the March 5, 1940 special election.[1] Although Robert K. Goodwin received the nomination and won the special election, Cunningham received his party's nomination for the 1940 general election,[2] where he defeated E. Frank Fox.[3]

Iowa's districts were reapportioned before the next election to reflect the loss of one Iowa seat, placing Cunningham's home county (Polk) in Iowa's 5th congressional district. In 1942, and in the next eight elections, Cunningham was re-elected to Congress from that district.

In 1958, Cunningham faced a challenge from Neal Smith, then seeking his first term. Two weeks before the election, Cunningham was slightly favored to win, based on a split within the Polk County Democratic Party's organization.[4] However, Smith defeated Cunningham, winning his first of eighteen terms. Cunningham's congressional service began January 3, 1941, and ended January 3, 1959. Cunningham voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[5]

After his defeat, Cunningham resumed the practice of law. He died at his summer home on Gull Lake, Brainerd, Minnesota, on July 16, 1961. He was interred in Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.

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References

  1. ^ "Goodwin Choice of Republicans," Oelwein Daily Register, 1940-02-20, at 1.
  2. ^ "Cunningham is Nominated," Oelwein Daily Register, 1940-07-26, at 1.
  3. ^ "Harrington in Stiff Battle," Mason City Globe-Gazette, 1940-11-06, at 2.
  4. ^ "MIDWESTERN BATTLEGROUND: Congressional Fights Tax the G.O.P.," Time Magazine, 1958-10-20.
  5. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 6th congressional district

1941 – 1943
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 5th congressional district

1943 – 1959
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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