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Ozark, Ala, and Mrs. George
Bucheister, Marlboro, Md.
He received his early education in
the public schools of his native State
and then spent two years at South
east Alabama Agricultural School at
Abbeville. He studied law at the
University of Alabama and after
graduation took up the practice OF
law.
Interested in government and
politics from early manhood, Mr.
Steagall served as county solicitor
a number of years, in the State
Legislature. and as State prosecuting
attorney for several years prior te
his election to the House.
A strong party man, Mr.. Steagal
was member of the Alabama State
Democratic Executive Committee, a
delegate to State party conventions
and in 1912 was chosen as a State
delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in Baltimore.
The deaths of Mr.. Steagall anc
Representative Otter, Republican
of Pennsylvania, killed yesterday ir
plane crash, left five vacancies in
the House and brought to six the
number of members of the Seventh
eighth House Of Representative who
have died in less than a year. II
left the House membership at 2ls
Democrats. 207 Republicans and foul
minor r,np,t,orc
Other members who have died
were Representatives Creal. Demo-
crat, of Kentucky: Englebright, Re-
publican, of California; Culkin, Re-
publican, of New York and Guyer
Republican, of Kansas.
Helped Shape Price Controls.
Mr. Steagall had been instru-
mental in shaping many of the
country's wartime economic con-
trolls, helping draft the first and Sec
ond Price Control Acts.
Measures sponsored by the Ala
baman created the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. the United States
Housing Authority, the Commodity
Credit Corp, and the Emergency
Price Control Administration.
Representative Starnes, Democrat
OF Alabama, a close friend Of the
veteran legislator. paid tribute to
Mr.. Steagall's long record of Serv-
ice, his devotion to the American
system of Government and its way
of life" and asserted: He was the
author of more important legisla-
tion than any other man who ever
served in Congress.
Speaker Rayburn called Mr.. Stea-
gals death "a distinct loss to the
country as whole"
The speech which Mr.. Steagal
made against subsidies Thursday
and the emotional stress under
which he laoored as he split away
from his party's leadership was
counted on Capitol Hill as a factor
in bringing OIL his death.
Il do not like to have to differ
with my good friends" he told the
House then. Il do not like to have
to differ with some of those who are
advisers to our administration or
these matters, but, boys, have been
back home
IF were going to advise, I would
advise some of my friends to stea'
away for few days and go home
and talk with their neighbors and
friends and discuss these matters
Devoted Life to Service.
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones, who served in Congress fol
many years, said:
Henry Steagall truly can be sale
to have devoted his life to the serv.
ice of his country. A man of great
ability, integrity and courage, he
has been for many years an out.
standing American. Only those o1
us who were privileged to serve with
him in Congress can fully realize
the loss to the Nation"
James F. Byrnes, War Mobiliza
ton director, asserted Henry Stea'
gall will be missed in Congress. H.
was devoted public servant. 9
splendind legislator and a loya
friend"
Mr.. Steagall, an ardent devotet
of fox hunting, had the walls of hi
Office decorated with pictures of hi.
hounds, that had taken prizes ir
years past.