Henry Ellenbogen

For other people sharing this surname, see Elbogen (disambiguation).

Henry Ellenbogen (April 3, 1900 – July 4, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving from 1933 to 1938.

Henry Ellenbogen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 33rd district
In office March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1938
Preceded by	Melville Clyde Kelly
Succeeded by	Joseph A. McArdle
Personal details
Born	(1900-04-03)April 3, 1900 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	July 4, 1985(1985-07-04) (aged 85) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Rachel "Rae" Savage ​ (died 1981)​
Children	2
Parents	Samson Ellenbogen (father) Rose Franzos (mother)
Alma mater	University of Vienna Duquesne University (AB, JD)
Occupation	Lawyer judge politician

Biography

Ellenbogen was the son of Samson and Rose (née Franzos) Ellenbogen.^[1] He was born into a Jewish family in Vienna, then in Austria-Hungary, and attended the University of Vienna Law School. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and received his A.B. in 1921 and J.D. in 1924. He was appointed as arbitrator and public panel chairman by the National War Labor Board and the Third Regional War Labor Board in cases involving labor disputes. He wrote numerous articles on economic, social, and legal problems.

He married Rachel "Rae" Savage, and they had two daughters, author Naomi Feigelson Chase and Judith Specter. Mrs. Ellenbogen died in 1981.^[2]

Political career

Ellenbogen was first elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress. It was unclear at the time whether he was eligible to be a Representative, having only been a citizen of the United States for six years instead of the seven required by the Constitution of the United States.^[3] However, he was seated and voted in the second session of the Seventy-third Congress in January 1934.^[4] He was re-elected to the Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses and served until his resignation in 1938, having been elected judge of the common pleas court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was reelected as a judge in November 1947 and again in 1957 and served as presiding judge, 1963 to 1966.

Retirement and death

He retired and was a resident of Miami, Florida, until his death there. He is buried in West View Cemetery of the Rodef Shalom Congregation in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh.

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress