George Ernest Foulkes (December 25, 1878 – December 13, 1960) was a

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from

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. Foulkes was born in

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and attended the public schools of Chicago. He graduated from the law department of

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, Chicago, in 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in the

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. He was special agent of the U.S. Treasury Department in charge of field service at New York City,

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, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1900–19. He moved to Hartford, Michigan, in 1920 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a delegate to the Democratic state conventions in 1924, 1926, and 1928. In 1932, Foulkes defeated incumbent

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John C. Ketcham to be elected as a

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from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the

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for the 73rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935. He was nominated for Governor of Michigan by the

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in 1934, but declined. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the

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. In 1935, Foulkes was convicted of receiving illegal political contributions from postmasters and sentenced to eighteen months in prison and to pay $1,000 fine.Long, Kim. "''The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals & Dirty Politics'', (2008).
. He resumed agricultural pursuits and engaged as an author and in farm-organization work. He died in Hartford and is interred in Hartford Cemetery.

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at The Political Graveyard * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foulkes, George E. 1878 births 1960 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan Michigan politicians convicted of crimes People from Hartford, Michigan Politicians from Chicago