Albert B. Rossdale

Albert B. Rossdale

Albert Berger Rossdale (born October 23, 1878 in New York City , † April 17, 1968 in Eastchester , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Berger Rossdale attended public schools. Between 1900 and 1910 he worked as a clerk for the New York Post Office. During this time he was president of the New York Federation of Post Office Clerks in 1906 and 1907 and vice president of the national organization in 1908 and 1909. In 1910 he went on to wholesale jewelry. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the 1920 congressional elections for the 67th Congress , Rossdale was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Richard F. McKiniry on March 4, 1921 . In 1922 he suffered a defeat when he ran for re-election and then resigned from Congress on March 3, 1923 . In the 1924 congressional elections for the 69th Congress , he suffered another defeat.

Rossdale took part as a delegate to the Republican State Conventions in 1922 and 1924 , and in 1924 to the Republican National Convention . He also went back to the jewelry wholesale business. In 1939 he moved to Sandy Hook ( Connecticut ) and from there in 1946 to Bronxville (New York). He died on April 17, 1968 in Eastchester, Westchester County, and was then buried in Maimonides Cemetery in Elmont .

Web links

• Albert B. Rossdale in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Albert B. Rossdale in the database of Find a Grave (English)