Lawrence E. Imhoff (December 28, 1895 – April 18, 1988) was a soldier, lawyer, and a four-term

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from

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. He served in

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from 1933 to 1939 and again from 1941 to 1943.

Early life and career

Born at Round Bottom, Ohio, Imhoff moved to

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, in 1907. He attended the rural schools and St. Clairsville High School.

World War I

During the

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, he enlisted as a private in the Fifth Regiment,

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, and served from August 9, 1917, until honorably discharged on April 1, 1919. He received the

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. After the war, Imhoff attended the

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. He served as the clerk of courts for

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, from 1921 to 1925. He studied law and was

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in January 1930. He served as probate judge of Belmont County 1925–1933.

Congress

Imhoff was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. He served as special assistant to the

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World War II

With

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raging, Imhoff was commissioned as a

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in the

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on January 21, 1943. He was promoted to rank of

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and released from active duty on November 8, 1945.

Later career and death

He was appointed on November 9, 1945, a member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals,

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, and retired December 31, 1964. He was a resident of

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, until his death there on April 18, 1988.

Sources

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