# Henry Ellenbogen

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American politician

For other people sharing this surname, see [Elbogen (disambiguation)](/source/Elbogen_(disambiguation)).

Henry Ellenbogen Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 33rd district In office March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1938 Preceded by Melville Clyde Kelly Succeeded by Joseph A. McArdle Personal details Born (1900-04-03)April 3, 1900 Vienna, Austria-Hungary Died July 4, 1985(1985-07-04) (aged 85) Miami, Florida, U.S. Party Democratic Spouse Rachel "Rae" Savage ​ (died 1981)​ Children 2 Parents Samson Ellenbogen (father) Rose Franzos (mother) Alma mater University of Vienna Duquesne University (AB, JD) Occupation Lawyer judge politician

**Henry Ellenbogen** (April 3, 1900 – July 4, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), serving from 1933 to 1938.

## Biography

Ellenbogen was the son of Samson and Rose (née Franzos) Ellenbogen.[1] He was born into a Jewish family in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), then in [Austria-Hungary](/source/Austria-Hungary), and attended the [University of Vienna](/source/University_of_Vienna) Law School. He immigrated to the United States and settled in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania). He attended [Duquesne University](/source/Duquesne_University) in Pittsburgh, and received his A.B. in 1921 and J.D. in 1924. He was appointed as arbitrator and public panel chairman by the [National War Labor Board](/source/National_War_Labor_Board_(1942%E2%80%931945)) and the Third Regional War Labor Board in cases involving labor disputes. He wrote numerous articles on [economic](/source/Economic), [social](/source/Social), and legal problems.

He married Rachel "Rae" Savage, and they had two daughters, author Naomi Feigelson Chase and Judith Specter. Mrs. Ellenbogen died in 1981.[2]

### Political career

Ellenbogen was first elected as a Democrat to the [Seventy-third Congress](/source/73rd_United_States_Congress). It was unclear at the time whether he was eligible to be a Representative, having only been a citizen of the United States for six years instead of the seven required by the [Constitution of the United States](/source/Constitution_of_the_United_States).[3] However, he was seated and voted in the second session of the Seventy-third Congress in January 1934.[4] With Senator [Robert Wagner](/source/Robert_F._Wagner), his sponsorship of the Wagner-Ellenbogen Housing Bill was a significant step in housing policy.[5][6] Also working with Wagner, he worked to help a great number of Jews escape fascism in Europe in the 1930s.[7][8]

He was re-elected to the [Seventy-fourth](/source/74th_United_States_Congress), and [Seventy-fifth](/source/75th_United_States_Congress) Congresses and served until his resignation in 1938, having been elected judge of the common pleas court of [Allegheny County, Pennsylvania](/source/Allegheny_County%2C_Pennsylvania). He was reelected as a judge in November 1947 and again in 1957 and served as presiding judge, 1963 to 1966.

### Retirement and death

He retired and was a resident of [Miami, Florida](/source/Miami%2C_Florida), until his death there. He is buried in West View Cemetery of the Rodef Shalom Congregation in [Squirrel Hill](/source/Squirrel_Hill_(Pittsburgh)), [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh).

## See also

- [List of Jewish members of the United States Congress](/source/List_of_Jewish_members_of_the_United_States_Congress)

## References and sources

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mrs. Rose Ellenbogen"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92102549/obituary-for-rose-ellenbogen-aged-73/). *The Pittsburgh Press*. October 29, 1945. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rachel S. Ellenbogen Dies Here"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92099861/obituary-for-rachel-s-ellenbogen-aged/). *The Pittsburgh Press*. January 21, 1981. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Under Age for the House". *New York Times*. Associated Press. March 6, 1933. p. 6.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [178 Cong. Rec. 158 (1934)](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-CRECB-1934-pt1-v78/GPO-CRECB-1934-pt1-v78-3) (vote on motion to recommit H.R. 6131); see also [Rep. Henry Ellenbogen voting record at voteview.com](https://voteview.com/person/2900/henry-ellenbogen).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Wagner-Ellenbogen Housing Bill"](https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/631841). *Social Service Review*. **10** (2): 345–346. 1936. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1086/631841](https://doi.org/10.1086%2F631841). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-7961](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-7961).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["HOUSING COMPROMISE PUT BEFORE CONGRESS; Wagner Bill Asks Federal Subsidies for Slum Clearance and Homes for Low-Income Groups Only"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1936/04/19/85312352.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved January 24, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Letter from Robert Wagner to Henry Ellenbogen | Historic Pittsburgh"](https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:MSS_305_B002_F003_I83). *historicpittsburgh.org*. Retrieved January 24, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["The Last Human Edge"](https://colossus.com/article/henry-ellenbogen-last-human-edge/). *Colossus*. Retrieved January 24, 2026.

- United States Congress. ["Henry Ellenbogen (id: E000111)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000111). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [The Political Graveyard](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eliphaz-ellerbee.html)

## External links

- [Story of his wife's 1932 campaign on his behalf](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92419934/the-pittsburgh-press/)

- [Henry Ellenbogen Papers](https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AUS-QQS-MSS305/viewer), Rauh Jewish Archives, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by M. Clyde Kelly Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district 1933–1938 Succeeded by Joseph A. McArdle

v t e Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 73rd–75th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) 73rd Senate: ▌D. Reed (R) ▌J. Davis (R) House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌L. McFadden (R) ▌H. Watson (R) ▌M. C. Kelly (R) ▌N. Strong (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌G. Edmonds (R) ▌J. Kurtz (R) ▌G. Brumm (R) ▌T. Cochran (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. H. Swick (R) ▌J. Beck (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌B. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌E. Stokes (R) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌M. Muldowney (R) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌A. Waldron (R) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) 74th Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D) House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌H. Ransley (R) ▌B. Focht (R) ▌I. Doutrich (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌C. Turpin (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌B. Berlin (D) ▌J. T. Brooks (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌W. Richardson (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌C. Dietrich (D) ▌F. Dorsey (D) ▌D. Driscoll (D) ▌C. Eckert (D) ▌C. Fenerty (R) ▌J. Gildea (D) ▌D. Gingery (D) ▌J. Gray (D) ▌T. Moritz (D) ▌J. Quinn (D) ▌M. Stack (D) ▌W. Wilson (R) 75th Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D) House: ▌B. Focht (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌F. Dorsey (D) ▌C. Eckert (D) ▌J. Gildea (D) ▌D. Gingery (D) ▌J. Gray (D) ▌J. Quinn (D) ▌M. Stack (D) ▌B. Allen (D) ▌M. Bradley (D) ▌P. De Muth (D) ▌I. Drew (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌J. H. Flannery (D) ▌B. Jarrett (R) ▌J. McGranery (D) ▌G. Moser (D) ▌A. Rutherford (R) ▌L. Sacks (D) ▌G. Swope (D) ▌R. Simpson (D)

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