Charles J. Kersten

Charles J. Kersten

Charles Joseph Kersten (born May 26, 1902 in Chicago , Illinois , †  October 31, 1972 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1955 he twice represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After studying law at Marquette University in Milwaukee and being admitted to the bar in 1925, he began his new profession in Milwaukee. Between 1937 and 1943 he worked for the District Attorney in Milwaukee County . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1946 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Democrat Andrew Biemiller , whom he defeated in the election, on January 3, 1947 . Since he lost to Biemiller two years later, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1949 . This was shaped by the tensions of the beginning Cold War . In 1950 there was another duel between Biemiller and Kersten in the congressional elections in the fifth district of Wisconsin. Charles Kersten won these elections. After re-election in 1952, he was able to spend two more legislative terms in Congress between January 3, 1951 and January 3, 1955. During this time the Korean War fell and the civil rights movement began .

In the elections of 1954 Charles Kersten was defeated by the Democrat Henry S. Reuss . From 1955 to 1956 he was a White House advisor on psychological warfare issues. In 1956 he competed unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He then worked as a lawyer until his death on October 31, 1972.

Web links

• Charles J. Kersten in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles J. Kersten in the database of Find a Grave (English)