Charles E. Dietrich

Charles Elmer Dietrich (born July 30, 1889 in Tunkhannock , Wyoming County , Pennsylvania , †  May 20, 1942 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1937 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Dietrich attended the public schools in his home country, including the local high schools. In 1907 he graduated from Wyoming Seminary in Kingston . From 1914 until his death he ran a movie theater. He also worked in agriculture. He was also a court usher in Wyoming County between 1920 and 1935. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1932 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1934 congressional election , Dietrich was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 15th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican Louis Thomas McFadden on January 3, 1935 . Since he was not confirmed in 1936, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1937 . 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. During Dietrich's time in Congress, additional New Deal laws were passed by the Roosevelt government.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Charles Dietrich resumed his previous activities. He died on May 20, 1942 in his birthplace Tunkhannock, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Charles E. Dietrich in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles E. Dietrich in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Louis Thomas McFadden	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (16th constituency) January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937	Albert G. Rutherford