Glenn Andrews

Arthur Glenn Andrews
Born	Template:Birth date Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Died	September 25, 2008(2008-09-25) (aged 99) White Plains, Calhoun County, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Politician, advertising executive, businessman
Years active	1931–1985
Known for	U.S. Representative from Alabama (1965–1967)

Arthur Glenn Andrews (January 15, 1909 – September 25, 2008) was a U.S. politician who served as a representative for Alabama in the United States Congress.

Biography

Born in Anniston, located in Calhoun County in northern Alabama, Andrews was the son of Roger Lee Andrews and Beryl Elizabeth Jones. He received his early education in public schools in Birmingham before graduating from Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. In 1931, Andrews obtained an A.B. degree in politics from Princeton University, where his senior thesis focused on Charles Evans Hughes. He entered into marriage with Ethel Standish Jackson in 1937.

Career

Andrews launched his professional journey at National City Bank of New York between 1931 and 1933, subsequently joining International Business Machines (IBM) from 1933 until 1936. From 1936 to 1946, he held the position of district manager for a subsidiary of Eastman Kodak. Afterward, he worked as an advertising executive up until 1970, with the exception of his congressional tenure.

Representing Alabama's 4th congressional district—which primarily encompassed Anniston—as a Republican, Andrews served in the 89th Congress from 1965 to 1967. He was an opponent of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, particularly following the Selma to Montgomery marches. In the 1966 election, he was defeated by Democrat William Flynt Nichols by a margin comparable to that of his initial victory. Andrews also led the Alabama Fourth Congressional District Republican Executive Committee and challenged Nichols unsuccessfully again in the 1970 election during George Wallace’s uncontested gubernatorial run.

In 1973, President Richard Nixon appointed Andrews to serve as a bankruptcy court trustee, a position he maintained until 1985.

Death

Andrews passed away on September 25, 2008, in White Plains, Calhoun County, Alabama. At the time of his death, he was recognized as the oldest living former member of the United States Congress and the last former U.S. representative born in the decade of the 1900s. His remains were placed at Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium in Anniston, Alabama. Following his passing, William H. Avery, former Republican governor of Kansas, assumed the distinction of being the oldest living former congressman.