Andrew Volstead

Andrew Volstead was an American politician from Minnesota who served as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He championed the Volstead Act, a U.S. law enacted in 1919 to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. The Volstead Act was passed over President Woodrow Wilson's veto and required states to enact further enforcement legislation. Despite its intent, the Volstead Act was not effectively enforced, leading to widespread illegal alcohol production and sales, commonly known as bootlegging. The era of national prohibition in the United States, enforced by the Volstead Act, lasted from 1920 until its repeal in 1933 with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment. The term "Volsteadian" is used to describe anything related to this period of prohibition.12345