Arthur H. Greenwood

Arthur Greenwood
House Majority Whip
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byJohn McDuffie
Succeeded byPatrick J. Boland
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana
In office
March 3, 1923 – January 3, 1939
Preceded byOscar E. Bland (2nd)
Louis Ludlow (7th)
Succeeded byGeorge R. Durgan (2nd)
Gerald W. Landis (7th)
Constituency2nd district (1923-33)
7th district (1933-39)
Personal details
Born(1880-01-31)January 31, 1880
DiedApril 26, 1963(1963-04-26) (aged 83)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationIndiana University
George Washington University

Arthur Herbert Greenwood (January 31, 1880 – April 26, 1963) was a United States representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 1923 to 1933 and the 7th district from 1933 to 1939.[1] Greenwood was defeated in 1938.[1]

The Baptist lawyer, farmer and banker graduated from the Indiana University Bloomington in 1905, as well as The George Washington University.[1] He served as a member of the board of education for Washington, Indiana, from 1910 to 1916.[1] As a lawyer, Greenwood was county attorney of Daviess County 1911–1915, then as prosecuting attorney for the forty-ninth judicial circuit 1916–1918.

He served in the United States Congress from 1923 to 1939 and was House Majority Whip in the seventy-third Congress.

He served as a member of a number of commissions including:

  • George Rogers Clark Memorial Commission

He lived in Bradenton, Florida, and died in 1963 in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, and was buried in Washington, Indiana.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "GREENWOOD, Arthur Herbert". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
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