William A. Ekwall

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William A. Ekwall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	Charles H. Martin
Succeeded by	Nan Wood Honeyman
Judge of the United States Customs Court
In office February 9, 1942 – October 16, 1956
Nominated by	Franklin D. Roosevelt

Born	June 14, 1887 Ludington, Michigan
Died	October 16, 1956 Portland, Oregon
Political party	Republican

William Alexander Ekwall (June 14, 1887 - October 16, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Oregon.

Born in Ludington, Michigan, Ekwall moved to Klamathon, California, with his parents in 1893, and to Portland, Oregon, in 1906. He attended the public schools. He graduated in 1912 from the University of Oregon School of Law when it was located in Portland. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Portland. During the First World War served in the United States Army as a private in the Infantry, Central Officers Training School, in 1918. Municipal judge of Portland 1922-1927. He served as judge of the circuit court, fourth judicial district (Multnomah County), department 8, from 1927 until elected to Congress.

Ekwall was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law at Portland, Oreg. from 1937 to 1942. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940. He was appointed judge of the United States Customs Court, New York City on February 13, 1942, and served until his death in Portland on October 16, 1956.^[1] He was interred in Portland Memorial Cemetery.