Harold Himmel Velde

Harold Himmel Velde (April 1, 1910 - September 1, 1985) was a United States political figure.

Biography

Velde was born near Parkland, Tazewell County, Illinois. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1931 and studied law at the University of Illinois. During World War II, he served as a private in the Signal Corps of the United States Army until 1943, when he was appointed a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in sabotage and counter-espionage division.

After the war, he worked as a lawyer until being elected a Tazewell County, Illinois, judge and served until 1949. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first United States Congress and was reelected three times, serving until 1957.

Velde was the chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee between 1953 and 1955.

Harold Himmel Velde died in Sun City, Arizona in 1985.

References

• Harold Himmel Velde at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-05-20
• "Harold Himmel Velde". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6796535. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 
• A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Rep. Harold H. Velde (January 30, 1953)" is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Edward H. Jenison	U.S. Representative of Illinois's 18th Congressional District 1949-1957	Succeeded by Robert H. Michel