Clarence Dill
| Clarence Cleveland Dill | |
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United States Senator from Washington |
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In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | Miles Poindexter |
| Succeeded by | Lewis B. Schwellenbach |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | none - (Jacob Falconer) |
| Succeeded by | J. Stanley Webster |
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September 21, 1884 Fredericktown, Ohio |
| Died | January 14, 1978 (aged 93) Spokane, Washington |
| Resting place | Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel A. Dickson (m. 1939–1969, her death) Rosalie Gardiner Jones (m. 1927–1936, divorce) |
| Residence | W1812 Riverside (1969–1978) W708 Cliff (1941–1969) W508 Seventh, Spokane |
| Alma mater |
University of Delaware, 1907 Ohio Wesleyan University (attended) |
| Profession | Lawyer, educator, reporter |
Clarence Cleveland Dill (September 21, 1884 – January 14, 1978) was an American politician from the state of Washington. A Democrat, he was elected to two terms each in both houses of Congress.
Dill was born in Fredericktown, Ohio, and attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Delaware in 1907.
As a young man, Dill was a teacher, and moved west to Spokane, Washington, in 1908. He taught English at South Central High School and was a newspaper reporter at The Spokesman-Review in the summer.
Dill became a lawyer in 1910, and soon entered politics. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1914 and 1916 from the newly created fifth district, but was defeated for re-election in 1918 by state supreme court justice J. Stanley Webster. On April 5, 1917, Dill was one of 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany. Dill was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1922 and re-elected in 1928, but did not seek a third term in 1934. In the Senate, he was the chief sponsor of both the 1927 Radio Act and the 1934 Communications Act, and was a staunch proponent of the Grand Coulee Dam.
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