Alfred L. Bulwinkle

Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (April 21, 1883 – August 31, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Alfred L. Bulwinkle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 11th district
In office January 3, 1943 – August 31, 1950
Preceded by	Zebulon Weaver
Succeeded by	Woodrow W. Jones
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943
Preceded by	Zebulon Weaver
Succeeded by	Cameron Morrison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th district
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Charles A. Jonas
Succeeded by	Robert L. Doughton
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	Clyde R. Hoey
Succeeded by	Charles A. Jonas
Personal details
Born	(1883-04-21)April 21, 1883 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	August 31, 1950(1950-08-31) (aged 67) Gastonia, North Carolina
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery 35°15′41″N 81°11′18″W
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of North Carolina
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	North Carolina National Guard
Years of service	1909–1917
Rank	Major
Unit	Second Battalion, One Hundred and Thirteenth Field Artillery, Fifty-fifth Brigade, Thirtieth Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Battles/wars	World War I

Early life

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Bulwinkle moved with his parents to Dallas, North Carolina, in 1891. He attended the common schools. He studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Dallas, North Carolina. He served as prosecuting attorney for the municipal court of Gastonia 1913-1916. He served as captain in Company B, First Infantry, North Carolina National Guard from 1909 to 1917. He served on the Mexican border in 1916 and 1917. During the First World War served as a major in command of the Second Battalion, One Hundred and Thirteenth Field Artillery, Fifty-fifth Brigade, Thirtieth Division, American Expeditionary Forces.

Political career

Bulwinkle was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress, losing to Charles A. Jonas.

Two years later, Bulwinkle defeated Jonas and was elected to the Seventy-second Congress. He served in nine succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1931, until his death. He served as chairman of the Committee on Memorials (Seventy-sixth Congress). In 1938, he was key to passing the La Follette-Bulwinkle Act which sanctioned federal assistance to U.S. states establishing preventive healthcare for venereal diseases.

He served as delegate to the International Aviation Conference at Chicago, Illinois, in 1944. In 1947, he was the United States adviser, International Civil Aviation Organization at Montreal, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland.

He died in Gastonia, North Carolina, August 31, 1950, of multiple myeloma.[1] He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)

References

1. Death Brings End to Career of Representative Bulwinkle; The Gastonia Gazette; Page 1: September 1, 1950

External links

• United States Congress. "Alfred L. Bulwinkle (id: B001056)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• "Alfred Lee Bulwinkle". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
• Memorial services held in the House of Representatives together with remarks presented in eulogy of Alfred Lee Bulwinkle, late a representative from North Carolina

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Clyde R. Hoey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th congressional district 1921–1929	Succeeded by Charles A. Jonas
Preceded by Charles A. Jonas	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th congressional district 1931–1933	Succeeded by Robert L. Doughton
Preceded by Zebulon Weaver	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th congressional district 1933–1943	Succeeded by Cameron Morrison
Preceded by Zebulon Weaver	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 11th congressional district 1943–1950	Succeeded by Woodrow W. Jones