Bert Lord

Bert Lord (1937)

Bert Lord (born December 4, 1869 in Sanford , Broome County , New York , †  May 24, 1939 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1939 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Bert Lord attended the public schools of his home country and the Afton Union School and the Afton Academy . Between 1893 and 1918 he worked in Afton in trade. Then he got into the wood business. He also ran some sawmills. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1905 and 1915 he was chairman of the town council ( Town Supervisor ) in Afton. From 1915 to 1922 and again between 1924 and 1929 he was a member of the New York State Assembly ; from 1929 to 1935 he was a member of the State Senate . From 1921 to 1923 he was state commissioner for motor vehicles.

In the 1934 congressional election , Lord was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the 34th  constituency of New York, where he succeeded Marian W. Clarke on January 3, 1935 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on May 24, 1939 . During this time, many New Deal laws were passed by the Roosevelt government, which Lord's party was rather hostile to. In 1935 the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd.

Bert Lord was buried in Afton.

Web links

• Bert Lord in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Marian W. Clarke	United States House of Representatives for New York (34th constituency) January 3, 1935 - May 24, 1939	Edwin Arthur Hall