Claude L'Engle (October 19, 1868 – November 6, 1919) was a
United States representative
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from
Florida
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for one term from 1913 to 1915.
Early life
He was born in
Jacksonville, Florida
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, where he attended the public schools and
Duval High School (Jacksonville). He engaged in mercantile pursuits and later became the editor and publisher of ''Dixie'', a weekly newspaper.
Congress
L'Engle was elected as a Democrat to the
Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915) but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1914 to the
Sixty-fourth Congress. After leaving Congress, he again engaged in
journalism
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.
Death
He died in Jacksonville, Florida in 1919 and was buried in
Evergreen Cemetery.
References
''The Sun''newspaper, edited by Claude L'Engle from the
Florida Digital Newspaper Library
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1868 births
1919 deaths
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida
Politicians from Jacksonville, Florida
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives