Willis, Raymond E. (Raymond Eugene), 1875-1956

LC control no.	n 91091927
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Willis, Raymond E. (Raymond Eugene), 1875-1956 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1875-08-11
Death date	1956-03-21
Place of birth	Waterloo (De Kalb County, Ind.)
Place of death	Angola (Ind.)
Affiliation	Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupation	Legislators Printers Postermasters
Found in	NUCMC data from Indiana State Lib. for His Papers, 1936-1950 (Willis, Raymond E., 1875-1956; editor and publisher of Angola (Ind.) newspapers; pres. Steuben Printing Co.; Ind. state representative; U.S. Senator from Ind., 1941-1947) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed March 30, 2023 (Willis, Raymond Eugene, a Senator from Indiana; born in Waterloo, De Kalb County, Ind., August 11, 1875; attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1896; learned the printer's trade in Waterloo, Ind.; moved to Angola, Ind., and engaged in the newspaper publishing business in 1898; postmaster of Angola 1910-1914; during the First World War served as chairman of Steuben County Council of Defense 1917-1918; member, State House of Representatives 1919-1921; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1938; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1940, and served from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1947; was not a candidate for renomination in 1946; resumed the publishing business as president of the Steuben Printing Co.; trustee of Tri-State College at Angola; died in Angola, Ind., March 21, 1956; interment in Circle Hill Cemetery.)
Associated language	eng