Thomas D. Schall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas D. Schall

American lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1878

Place of Birth: Reed City, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1935

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Thomas D. Schall

  • Thomas David Schall (June 4, 1878 – December 22, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician.
  • He served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Minnesota.
  • He was initially elected as a Progressive but later joined the Republican Party. Schall was born in Reed City, Michigan, and moved with his family to Campbell, Minnesota, in 1884.
  • He initially attended Hamline University, but graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1902, followed by William Mitchell College of Law (then the St.
  • Paul College of Law) in 1904.
  • Three years later, he was blinded by an electrical shock from a cigar lighter.Schall was elected to the House of Representatives in 1914 and served from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1925, in the 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, and 68th congresses.
  • As he was legally blind, he was granted, by House vote, a full-time page to assist him with his work.After losing the Republican primary for a special election to the Senate in 1923, Schall was elected to the Senate in 1924, defeating Magnus Johnson with 46% of the vote.
  • He served from March 4, 1925, until his death, in the 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, and 73rd congresses.
  • He had a tough re-election campaign in 1930, facing strong candidates from both the Democratic and Farmer Labor parties, and eventually won with 37% of the vote. Schall was struck by a hit and run driver while walking across the Baltimore–Washington Parkway in Cottage City, Maryland, on December 19, 1935.
  • He died in Washington three days later, becoming one of few United States Senators or Congressmen to die in a road accident while in office.
  • He is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis.

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