William Larrabee (Indiana politician)

American politician

William Larrabee


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943
Preceded by	Glenn Griswold
Succeeded by	Louis Ludlow
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Richard N. Elliott
Succeeded by	Virginia E. Jenckes

Personal details
Born	(1870-02-21)February 21, 1870 Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1960(1960-11-16) (aged 90) New Palestine, Indiana, U.S
Political party	Democratic

William Henry Larrabee (February 21, 1870 – November 16, 1960) was an American physician and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1931 to 1943.

Early life

Larrabee was born on a farm near Crawfordsville, Indiana. He attended the public schools, Indiana Central Normal School at Danville, and Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute. He taught in public schools at New Palestine, from 1889 until 1895, then attended Indiana School of Medicine at Indianapolis until 1898, and commenced the practice of medicine and surgery in New Palestine.

Political career

Larrabee served as the secretary of Hancock County Board of Health in 1917–18, and on the city council of New Palestine, 1916–20. In 1930 he was elected to Congress as a Democrat, serving until January 3, 1943. In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on the Census (Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses) and the Committee on Education (Seventy-fifth through Seventy-seventh Congresses)

Larrabee represented Indiana's 11th congressional district which included Hamilton County and the surrounding area.

During World War II Larrabee was against isolationism and campaigned in favor of helping the British throughout 1940. Due to this he engaged in many heated arguments with his fellow Democrat Louis Ludlow who was an isolationist (Ludlow's district consisted primarily of Indianapolis). In between July 25 of 1940 when France surrendered, and June 22 of 1941 when the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, Britain was effectively alone. During this time Larrabee, as well as his fellow Indiana congressmen John W. Boehne Jr. campaigned explicitly in favor of giving Britain any aid we could. They were the only two Indiana representatives who voted in favor of the 1941 Lend Lease Act. Larrabee explicitly advocated entering the war on the British side throughout the year before Pearl Harbor.

Later career and death

After losing the 1942 election, he resumed the practice of medicine and surgery. Larrabee died in New Palestine, Indiana and is buried in the New Palestine Cemetery.

References

"Voteview | Plot Vote: 77th Congress > House > 6".

External links

William Larrabee at Find a Grave

United States Congress. "William Larrabee (id: L000100)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byRichard N. Elliott	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th congressional district 1931-1933	Succeeded byVirginia E. Jenckes
Preceded byGlenn Griswold	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 11th congressional district 1933-1943	Succeeded byLouis Ludlow

v t e Chairs of the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Education and Labor (1867–1883)	Baker Cary Arnell Perce Monroe Walker Goode Updegraff Sherwin
Education (1883–1947)	Aiken Candler O'Donnell Hayes Brunner Enloe Grow Southwick Burke Lever Hughes Sears Fess Dallinger Reed Douglass Palmisano Larrabee Barden
Labor (1883–1947)	Hopkins O'Neill Wade Tarsney McGann Phillips Gardner Wilson Lewis Maher Smith Nolan Zihlman Kopp Welch Connery Norton
Education and Labor* (1947–)	Hartley Lesinski Barden McConnell Barden Powell Perkins Hawkins Ford Goodling Boehner McKeon Miller Kline Foxx Scott Foxx Walberg
Note	Alternately named Economic and Educational Opportunities in 104th Congress and Education and the Workforce in 105th through 109th and 112th through 115th Congresses.

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
1st district	Prince Call Boon Blake Boon Proffit R. Owen Embree Albertson Lockhart Miller Lockhart Niblack Law Niblack Fuller Heilman Kleiner Hovey Posey Parrett Taylor Hemenway Foster Boehne Sr. Lieb Denton Luhring W. Wilson Rowbottom Boehne Jr. Schulte Madden Benjamin Hall Visclosky Mrvan
2nd district	Jennings J. Carr Ewing J. W. Davis Ewing J. W. Davis Thompson Henley Dunham English Cravens Kerr Wolfe J. Williams Humphreys Cobb O'Neall Bretz Hardy Miers Chaney Cullop Bland Greenwood Durgan Halleck Landgrebe Fithian Sharp McIntosh M. Pence Chocola Donnelly Walorski Yakym
3rd district	Test O. Smith Test Carty J. Carr Graham J. Carr J. L. White T. Smith J. L. Robinson Dunham G. G. Dunn Hughes W. Dunn Harrington R. Hill Hunter Holman Kerr N. Carr Bicknell Stockslager Howard J. Brown Tracewell Zenor Cox Dunbar Gardner Dunbar Crowe Pettengill Grant Crook S. Crumpacker Nimtz Brademas Hiler Roemer Souder Stutzman Banks Stutzman
4th district	A. Lane G. H. Dunn T. Smith Cravens C. Smith Julian Parker J. Lane Cumback Foley Holman Farquhar Holman Julian Je. Wilson New Sexton New Holman Watson Holman Griffith Dixon Benham Canfield Farley Gillie Kruse Adair Roush Quayle Coats Long Souder Buyer Rokita Baird
5th district	McCarty Rariden Kennedy W. Brown Wick W. Brown Hendricks Parker Holloway Kilgore Julian Coburn Holman Browne Matson Cooper Overstreet Faris Holliday Moss Sanders N. Johnson Gillen Griswold Harness Walsh Beamer Roush Roudebush Hillis Jontz Buyer Burton Brooks Spartz
6th district	Kinnard Herod Wick Wallace J. W. Davis G. G. Dunn Gorman Hendricks Barbour Gregg Porter Dumont Coburn Voorhees Hunter M. Robinson W. Myers Browne H. Johnson Watson Barnard Gray Comstock Elliott Larrabee Jenckes N. Johnson Harden Wampler Roudebush Bray D. Evans Burton M. Pence Messer G. Pence Shreve
7th district	Hannegan A. White Howard H. S. Lane Wright McGaughey Thompson McGaughey J. G. Davis Scott J. G. Davis Voorhees Washburn Orth Manson Cason Landers Hanna Matyr Peelle English Bynum Henry Overstreet Korbly Moores Updike Ludlow Greenwood Landis Noland Bray J. Myers Pease Kerns J. Carson A. Carson
8th district	Pettit McDonald Mace Ja. Wilson A. White Orth Tyner Hunter Hostetler Peirce Lamb Johnston Brookshire Faris Henry Cromer Adair Vestal Boehne Jr. La Follette E. Mitchell Denton Merrill Denton Zion Hayes Cornwell Deckard McCloskey Hostettler Ellsworth Bucshon Messmer
9th district	Sample Cathcart Fitch Eddy Shanks Cason M. White Orth Doxey Ward Cheadle Waugh Hanly Landis Morrison Purnell Crowe E. Wilson Hogan E. Wilson L. Hamilton B. Hill Sodrel B. Hill Young Hollingsworth Houchin
10th district	Kennedy Rockhill Harlan Brenton Chamberlain Case W. Mitchell Edgerton Defrees W. Williams Sayler Haymond Calkins Motte T. Wood W. Owen Patton Hammond Hatch E. Crumpacker Peterson W. Wood Gray Springer Harvey Harmon Harvey Roudebush Dennis Sharp Jacobs Jr. J. Carson
11th district	Harlan Pettit Shanks McDowell Stilwell Shanks Packard J. Evans Cowgill Steele Martin Steele Landis Rauch Kraus Cook Hall Griswold Larrabee Ludlow Jacobs Sr. Brownson Barr Bruce Jacobs Jr. Hudnut Jacobs Jr.
12th district	A. Hamilton Colerick Lowry J. B. White McClellan McNagny Leighty J. M. Robinson Gilbert Gilhams Cline Fairfield Hogg Ludlow
13th district	Baker Calkins Shively Ford Shively Conn Royse Brick Barnhart Hickey Pettengill
At-large	Hendricks Jennings Packard / Orth / W. Williams
Territory	Parke Thomas Jennings

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