Albin Walter Norblad, Junior., was an American attorney and Republican politician in Oregon.
Background
His father was A. W. Norblad, Senior, a one-time Governor of Oregon. Albin Walter Norblad, Junior. was born in Escanaba, Michigan, but, before he was a year old, his family relocated to Astoria, Oregon, where he attended public schools, before completing his secondary studies at the New Mexico Military Academy at Roswell, New Mexico.
Education
Harvard University; University of Oregon.
Career
He represented the United States. state of Oregon"s First District from January 18, 1946 until his death from a heart attack in Bethesda, Maryland on September 20, 1964 in the United States House of Representatives. A graduate of the University of Oregon, undertook graduate study at Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1932, returning to his hometown of Astoria to practice at his father"s firm of &. During World World War II, he joined the United States. Air Force, serving as a combat intelligence officer from 1942 to 1945.
Upon return from the war, he settled in Stayton, Oregon, and was elected to fill the vacancy in the United States Congress caused by the death of James West. Mott.
He was re-elected to nine successive terms in the House of Representatives. A. Walter, Junior. died of a heart attack in office in Bethesda, Maryland, on September 20, 1964 and was buried in Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton.
One of "s children, Albin West. III, was a state court judge in Oregon.
Membership
Norblad served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly as a representative for one term (1935–1937), was a member of the board of trustees of Linfield College, and a delegate to the 1940 Republican National Convention.