Orville Zimmerman (December 31, 1880 – April 7, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Orville Zimmerman
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 10th district | |
In office January 3, 1935 – April 7, 1948 | |
Preceded by | District inactive |
Succeeded by | Paul C. Jones |
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Born | (1880-12-31)December 31, 1880 near Glenallen, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | April 7, 1948(1948-04-07) (aged 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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Born on a farm near GlenalleninBollinger County, Missouri, Zimmerman attended the public schools and Mayfield-Smith AcademyinMarble Hill, Missouri. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State CollegeinCape Girardeau in 1904 and was principal of Dexter High School from 1904 to 1908. He then graduated from the law department of the University of MissouriatColumbia in 1911, was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Kennett, Missouri.
During World War I, Zimmerman served as a private in the United States Army in 1918. He was a member of the board of education of Kennett from 1928 to 1936 and a member of the board of regents of Southeast Missouri State College from 1933 to 1948. Zimmerman was elected a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934 and was re-elected six additional times until his death on April 7, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He is interred at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Kennett, Missouri.
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Preceded by District inactive |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 10th congressional district 1935–1948 |
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