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Occupation. Attorney; farmer; real estate. Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858 – July 27, 1954) was an attorney and politician from Louisiana. Beginning in 1899, he was elected for seven consecutive terms as United States representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. [1]
Oct 7, 2020 · Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858 – July 27, 1954) was an attorney and politician from Louisiana. Beginning in 1899, he was elected for seven consecutive terms as United States representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district.
May 28, 2020 · After the 1918 Spanish flu, Louisiana Sen. Joseph E. Ransdell founded the National Institutes of Health, now leading the war against the coronavirus.
Correspondence, addresses, and newspaper clippings of Joseph E. Ransdell, Representative in Congress, United States Senator, and prominent Catholic layman of Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish. Restrictions on access. If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. Related collections. John H. Ransdell Papers, Mss. 959 ...
In 1926, after no philanthropic patron could be found to endow such an institute, the proponents joined with Louisiana Senator Joseph E. Ransdell to seek federal sponsorship. The truncated form in which the bill was finally enacted in 1930 reflected the harsh economic realities imposed by the Great Depression.
RANSDELL, JOSEPH EUGENE, a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., October 7, 1858; attended the public schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1882; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1883 and practiced at Lake Providence, La., 1883-1889; district attorney for the eighth ...
