Henry Ellenbogen

Henry Clayton Ellenbogen (April 3, 1900 – July 4, 1985) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Henry Ellenbogen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 33rd district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1938
Preceded by	Melville Clyde Kelly
Succeeded by	Joseph A. McArdle
Personal details
Born	April 3, 1900 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	July 4, 1985 (aged 85) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Duquesne University Duquesne University School of Law

Biography

Henry Ellenbogen was born into a Jewish family in Vienna (then in Austria-Hungary). He attended the University of Vienna Law School in Vienna, Austria. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and received his A.B. in 1921 and J.D. in 1924. He was appointed as arbitrator and public panel chairman by the National War Labor Board and the Third Regional War Labor Board in cases involving labor disputes. He wrote numerous articles on economic, social, and legal problems.

Political career

Ellenbogen was first elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress. It was unclear at the time whether he was eligible to be a Representative, having only been a citizen of the United States for six years instead of the seven required by the Constitution of the United States.[1] However, he was seated and voted as early as March 1933.[2] He was re-elected to the Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses and served until his resignation in 1938, having been elected judge of the common pleas court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was reelected as a judge in November 1947 and again in 1957 and served as presiding judge, 1963 to 1966.

Retirement and death

He retired and was a resident of Miami, Florida, until his death there. He is buried in West View Cemetery of the Rodef Shalom Congregation in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh.

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

References and sources

1. "Under Age for the House". New York Times. Associated Press. March 6, 1933. p. 6.
2. "House Votes on Farm Bill". New York Times. March 23, 1933. p. 3.

• United States Congress. "Henry Ellenbogen (id: E000111)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard