Gardner R. Withrow

Gardner R. Withrow
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961
Preceded by	William H. Stevenson
Succeeded by	Vernon Wallace Thomson
Constituency	3rd district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	John M. Nelson
Succeeded by	Harry W. Griswold
Constituency	3rd district
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Merlin Hull
Succeeded by	Gerald J. Boileau
Constituency	7th district
Personal details
Born	October 5, 1892 La Crosse, Wisconsin
Died	September 23, 1964(1964-09-23) (aged 71) La Crosse, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican, Progressive

Gardner Robert Withrow (October 5, 1892 – September 23, 1964) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1939 and again from 1949 to 1961, when he did not seek reelection.

Biography

Withrow was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was a fourth cousin of Abraham Lincoln. He worked for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad as a fireman and conductor, and was involved in the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen labor union. With the union's support, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Congress

From March 4, 1931, till March 4, 1933 he represented Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in the Seventy-second as a Republican. However, for the following term he redistricted and was elected to represent Wisconsin's 3rd district. He was reelected to the following two congresses as well. A Republican at first, during the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses Withrow ran as a member of Wisconsin's Progressive Party. Withrow was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Seventy-Sixth Congress. He was eventually reelected to once again represent Wisconsin's third district as a Republican in the Eighty-First Congress and was reelected to the five succeeding congresses (January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1961). Withrow voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960.

Death and burial

He died in La Crosse and was buried there.

External links

• United States Congress. "Gardner R. Withrow (id: W000663)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.