Earl W. Vincent
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Earl W. Vincent (March 27, 1886 - May 22, 1953) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.
Born in Washington County, near Keota, Iowa, Vincent attended the rural schools. He was graduated from Keota High School in 1904, from Monmouth (Illinois) College in 1909, and from the law department of the University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1912. He was admitted to the bar in 1912 and commenced practice in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He served as prosecuting attorney of Guthrie County 1919-1922. He served as member of the Iowa House of Representatives 1923-1927.
Vincent was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William R. Green and served from June 4, 1928, to March 3, 1929. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928. He resumed the practice of law in Guthrie Center, Iowa. He served as delegate to the Republican State convention in 1930. He was appointed judge of the fifth judicial district of Iowa in February 1945, and served until his death in Guthrie Center, Iowa, May 22, 1953. He was interred in Union Cemetery.
