Henry Clarence Dworshak
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United States Senator from Idaho |
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In office November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1949 October 14, 1949 – July 23, 1962 |
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| Preceded by |
Charles Gossett (1946) Bert Miller (1949) |
| Succeeded by | Bert Miller(1949) Len Jordan (1962) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 2nd district | |
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In office January 3, 1939 – November 6, 1946 |
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| Preceded by | D. Worth Clark |
| Succeeded by | John Sanborn |
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Henry Clarence Dworshak, Jr. August 29, 1894 Duluth, Minnesota |
| Died | July 23, 1962 (aged 67) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Georgia B. Lowe Dworshak (1889–1980) (m. 1917–1962, his death) |
| Children | 4 sons: Charles, Henry, Ward, and Calvin |
| Residence | Burley |
| Profession | Publisher |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Rank |
 Sergeant
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| Unit | 4th Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Henry Clarence Dworshak, Jr. (August 29, 1894 – July 23, 1962) was a United States Senator and Congressman from Idaho. Originally from Minnesota, he was a Republican from Burley, and served over 22 years in the House and Senate.
Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Dworshak attended its local public schools and learned the printer's trade. During the First World War, he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Fourth Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion in the American Expeditionary Forces. After the war, Dworshak managed a printing supply business in Duluth.
He moved west in 1924 to Burley, Idaho, to become the publisher and editor of the Burley Bulletin, a semi-weekly newspaper in Cassia County. Dworshak became a public figure when he was elected president of the Idaho Editorial Association in 1931, and he was a prominent member of the American Legion and Rotary International. He was also a member of the Elks and a freemason.
Dworshak ran for Congress in 1936 in Idaho's 2nd district, but lost to incumbent D. Worth Clark. Two years later, Clark ran for U.S. Senator and won, and Dworshak won the open House seat in 1938 and was re-elected in 1940, 1942, and 1944.
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