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Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (September 20, 1894 – June 10, 1948) was a United States senator from Washington, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the 5th United States Secretary of Labor.
About Us. History. Hall of Secretaries: Lewis B. Schwellenbach. Portrait Artist: Frederich Roscher. Tenure: July 1, 1945 to June 10, 1948 (died in office) From Washington State; lawyer; U.S. District Judge; Dean of Law School; U.S. Senator. Appointed by Harry Truman.
Schwellenbach served as a judge until 1945, when President Harry S. Truman tapped him as his secretary of labor. Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach remained in that position until he died in 1948.
To lead the Department in the anticipated era of restoration, Truman nominated an old friend and former Senate colleague Lewis B. Schwellenbach as Secretary of Labor to replace Frances Perkins, who resigned in June 1945. An ardent New Dealer, Schwellenbach had been serving as a federal judge in Washington State.
Scope and Content Note. The papers of Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) span the years 1916-1958, with the bulk of the material concentrated in 1934-1948. The collection is composed primarily of speeches, writings, and newspaper and magazine clippings, supplemented by correspondence and miscellaneous material.
Reference. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Schwellenbach, Lewis Baxter. views 2,803,657 updated. Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (shwĕl´ənbäk), 1894–1948, American cabinet officer, b. Superior, Wis. After serving (1935–40) in the U.S. Senate, he was appointed (1940) U.S. district judge in Washington state.
Lewis B. Schwellenbach papers, Summary. Correspondence, speeches, writings, clippings, scrapbooks, and other papers relating primarily to Schwellenbach's service as U.S. senator from Washington (State) and U.S. secretary of labor in the Harry S. Truman presidential administration.
