Ralph Horr

Summary

Ralph Ashley Horr (August 12, 1884 – January 26, 1960) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933. He represented the first congressional district of Washington as a Republican.

Ralph Horr
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byJohn Franklin Miller
Succeeded byMarion Zioncheck
Personal details
Born
Ralph Ashley Horr

(1884-08-12)August 12, 1884
Saybrook, Illinois
DiedJanuary 26, 1960(1960-01-26) (aged 75)
Seattle, Washington
Political partyRepublican

A graduate of the University of Illinois and of University of Washington School of Law,[1] Horr ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Seattle, Washington in 1918 as a member of the Republican Party.[2]

Horr won the Republican party's nomination for the congressional seat then held by long-serving Republican John Franklin Miller in 1930. He was defeated two years later for renomination by Miller, who went on to lose the general election to Democrat Marion Zioncheck. Horr later lost races for United States Senate in 1934, for governor of Washington in 1936, and for mayor of Seattle in 1948.

References edit

  1. ^ "HORR, Ralph Ashley (1884-1960)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-present. United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. ^ "Untitled". Cayton's weekly. Seattle, Washington. February 16, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 1st congressional district

1931-1933
Succeeded by