Howard Malcolm Baldrige

Republican Representative of Nebraska's 2nd district

  • Representative

    Nebraska, district 2

    December 7, 1931 - March 3, 1933

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Congresses Served

1

House Terms

June 23, 1894 (90 years old)

Birthday

January 19, 1985

Death

  • American politician and lawyer from Nebraska.
  • Served in the Nebraska state house of representatives in 1923.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district, serving from 1931 to 1933.
  • Participated as a delegate in the 1924 and 1928 Republican National Conventions.
  • Resumed law practice after his congressional term and worked in New York City and Washington, D.C.
  • Served in the U.S. Army during World War II, achieving the rank of colonel.
  • Involved in collegiate athletics, being a member of the wrestling team and a letterman in football at Yale University.
  • Married with three children, one of whom became a U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
  • Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska.