Frederick W. Dallinger

Frederick W. Dallinger

Frederick William Dallinger (born October 2, 1871 in Cambridge , Massachusetts , †  September 5, 1955 in North Conway , New Hampshire ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1915 and 1932 he represented the state of Massachusetts twice in the US House of Representatives ; then he became a federal judge .

Career

Frederick Dallinger attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1893 the Cambridge Latin School . This was followed by studies at Harvard University until 1893 . After a subsequent law degree at the same university and his admission to the bar in 1897, he began to work in this profession in Boston . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1894 and 1895 ; from 1896 to 1899 he was a member of the State Senate . From 1897 to 1932, also during his time as a congressman, he was active as a public administrator in the administration of Middlesex County . Dallinger also became President of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. In 1912 he lectured on the system of government at Harvard University.

In the 1914 congressional election , Dallinger was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Frederick Simpson Deitrick on March 4, 1915 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1925 . During this time the First World War fell . The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . From 1919 to 1923 Dallinger headed the first electoral committee, and between 1923 and 1925 he was chairman of the education committee.

In 1924, Frederick Dallinger decided not to run again for the US House of Representatives. Instead, he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . After the death of MP Harry Irving Thayer , who had succeeded him in Congress in 1925, Dallinger was elected as his successor when the by-election was due. After three re-elections, he was able to remain in Congress between November 2, 1926 and his resignation on October 1, 1932. Dallingers resignation took place after his appointment as federal judge on duty Court ( United States Customs Court ) by President Herbert Hoover . He held this office between 1932 and 1942. He was also active in agriculture. Frederick Dallinger spent his old age at Center Lovell , Maine . He died on September 5, 1955 in North Conway.

Web links

• Frederick W. Dallinger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Frederick W. Dallinger in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

• Frederick W. Dallinger in the database of Find a Grave (English)