Laurence F. Arnold

Not to be confused with Arnie Lawrence or Arnold W. Lawrence.

Laurence Fletcher Arnold (June 8, 1891 – December 6, 1966) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Laurence F. Arnold
From 1935's Blue Book of the State of Illinois
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 23rd district
In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943
Preceded by	William W. Arnold
Succeeded by	Charles W. Vursell
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office 1923-1927 1933-1937
Personal details
Born	(1891-06-08)June 8, 1891 Newton, Illinois
Died	December 6, 1966(1966-12-06) (aged 75) Newton, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

Born in Newton, Illinois, Arnold attended the public and high schools of his native city and the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. He studied law. He engaged in banking and in the wholesale hay and grain business at Newton, Illinois, in 1916. He served in the State house of representatives from 1923 to 1927 and from 1933 to 1937. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in New York in 1924.

Arnold was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress and for election in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress. He resumed former business interests. He served as president of Peoples State Bank. He died in Newton, Illinois on December 6, 1966. He was interred in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Laurence F. Arnold (id: A000290)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William W. Arnold	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 23rd congressional district 1937-1943	Succeeded by Charles W. Vursell