Henry O. Talle
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Henry Oscar Talle (January 12, 1892 - March 14, 1969) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.
Born on a farm near Albert Lea, Minnesota, Talle was educated in rural schools and Luther Academy, Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, in 1917. He pursued graduate work at University of Minnesota, Boston University, Emerson College, and University of Chicago. During the First World War served in the United States Navy 1917-1919. He was a teacher and superintendent of schools, Rugby and Rolette, N.Dak., in 1919 and 1920. He was a teacher in Luther Academy, Albert Lea, Minnesota, in 1920 and 1921. Professor of economics, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa from 1921 to 1938. Treasurer of Luther College 1932-1938.
Talle was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1959). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress. He served as assistant administrator for program policy of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, Washington, D.C., from February 2, 1959, to February 19, 1961. Resided in Chevy Chase, Maryland, until his death in Washington, D.C., March 14, 1969. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
