U.S. Congressman. During World War I, he served as Gunner’s Mate, Third Class, in the United States Navy, (1917-19). After the war, he graduated from Washington State College, in 1925, plus engaged in fruit growing, packing, storing and shipping. Entering politics, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress and to the next ten succeeding Congresses, serving (1943-65). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he died of a heart attack while on a trip in Manila, Philippines.
U.S. Congressman. During World War I, he served as Gunner’s Mate, Third Class, in the United States Navy, (1917-19). After the war, he graduated from Washington State College, in 1925, plus engaged in fruit growing, packing, storing and shipping. Entering politics, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress and to the next ten succeeding Congresses, serving (1943-65). An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he died of a heart attack while on a trip in Manila, Philippines.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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Walter Franklin Horan
1940 United States Federal Census
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1930 United States Federal Census
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Walter Franklin Horan
1910 United States Federal Census
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Walter Franklin Horan
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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Walter Franklin Horan
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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