US Congressman, US Senator. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army, (1918-19). After the war, he graduated from Westminster Law School, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Denver, Colorado. He was an assistant United States district attorney, (1933-34), District Attorney of Denver, (1937-41) and regional attorney for the Office of Price Administration, (1942-1943). During World War II, he served as a Major in the U.S. Army, (1943-45). After the war, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congresses, serving (1947-51). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he served as a special assistant to President Harry Truman, (1951-52). In 1956, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, serving until 1963. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he lived in retirement until his death at age 82.
US Congressman, US Senator. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army, (1918-19). After the war, he graduated from Westminster Law School, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Denver, Colorado. He was an assistant United States district attorney, (1933-34), District Attorney of Denver, (1937-41) and regional attorney for the Office of Price Administration, (1942-1943). During World War II, he served as a Major in the U.S. Army, (1943-45). After the war, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congresses, serving (1947-51). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he served as a special assistant to President Harry Truman, (1951-52). In 1956, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, serving until 1963. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he lived in retirement until his death at age 82.
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