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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaRaymond Eugene WILLIS
(1875-1956)
Senate Years of Service:
1941-1947Party: RepublicanWILLIS, 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.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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