Ralph A. Gamble Explained

Ralph A. Gamble
Office:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
Constituency: (1937–1945)
(1945–1953)
(1953–1957)
Term Start:November 2, 1937
Term End:January 3, 1957
Preceded:Charles D. Millard
Succeeded:Edwin B. Dooley
Office1:Member of the
New York State Assembly
from the 2nd Westchester District
Term Start1:January 1, 1931
Term End1:November 1, 1937
Preceded1:Herbert B. Shonk
Succeeded1:Theodore Hill, Jr.
Birth Name:Ralph Abernathy Gamble
Birth Date:6 May 1885
Birth Place:Yankton, Dakota Territory
Death Place:Saint Michaels, Maryland
Nationality:American
Occupation:politician

Ralph Abernethy Gamble (May 6, 1885 – March 4, 1959) was a Republican politician who represented Westchester County, New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1957. He was a member of the prominent Gamble family of South Dakota.

Life

Gamble was born on May 6, 1885, in Yankton, South Dakota. He graduated from Princeton University in 1909, from George Washington University Law School in 1911, and from Columbia Law School in 1912. He practiced first in New York City, and later in Larchmont. He was counsel for the town of Mamaroneck from 1918 to 1933, and for the town of Larchmont from 1926-1928.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 2nd D.) in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937.

He was elected to Congress in 1937 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles D. Millard and served from November 2, 1937, to January 3, 1957. He was chairman of the United States Congress Joint Committee on Housing during the 80th United States Congress.

He died on March 4, 1959, in Saint Michaels, Maryland.