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Albert Elmer Austin

Republican Representative of Connecticut's 4th district

  • Representative

    Connecticut, district 4

    January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

November 15, 1877 (64 years old)

Birthday

January 26, 1942

Death

  • American surgeon and politician active in the early to mid-20th century.
  • Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1941.
  • Held positions in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1921 to 1923.
  • Graduated from Amherst College in 1899 and Jefferson Medical College in 1905.
  • Practiced medicine in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, from 1907 until 1939.
  • Served as a regimental surgeon during World War I.
  • Engaged in banking from 1926 until his death in 1942.
  • Active member of the Masonic community, achieving the 33rd degree and serving as worshipful master of his lodge.
  • Known for his contributions to public health and community service.
  • Died in 1942 and was interred at Ferncliff Cemetery in New York.