Alfred L. Bulwinkle

Alfred L. Bulwinkle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1921  March 3, 1929
Preceded by Clyde R. Hoey
Succeeded by Charles A. Jonas
In office
March 4, 1931  March 3, 1933
Preceded by Charles A. Jonas
Succeeded by Robert L. Doughton
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 11th district
In office
January 3, 1943  August 31, 1950
Preceded by Zebulon Weaver
Succeeded by Woodrow W. Jones
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 / 35.26139°N 81.18833°W / 35.26139; -81.18833 (Alfred Bulwinkle Burial Site)
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of North Carolina
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch 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

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

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.

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.

Bulwinkle was elected to the Seventy-second and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1931, until his death. He served as chairman of the Committee on Memorials (Seventy-sixth Congress). He served as delegate to the International Aviation Conference at Chicago, Illinois, in 1944. United States adviser, International Civil Aviation Organization at Montreal, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland, in 1947. He died in Gastonia, North Carolina, August 31, 1950. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

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United States 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
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