Edward Garmatz

Edward Garmatz (1971)

Edward Alexander Garmatz (born February 7, 1903 in Baltimore , Maryland , †  July 22, 1986 there ) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1973 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Garmatz attended public schools in his home country as well as the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute . Between 1920 and 1942 he worked in the electricity industry; from 1941 to 1944 he served on the Maryland State Racing Commission. He was then a police judge until 1947. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . After the resignation of MP Thomas D'Alesandro , Garmatz was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the third seat of Maryland , where he took up his new mandate on July 15, 1947. After twelve re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1973 . During this time, among other things, the beginning of the Cold War , the Korean War , the Vietnam War and, domestically, the civil rights movement .

From 1965 to 1973, Edward Garmatz was chairman of the Committee on Fisheries and the Merchant Navy. In 1972 he renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked for the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots , a union. In 1978 he came under suspicion of bribery, but this was not confirmed. He died on July 22, 1986 in Baltimore.

Web links

• Edward Garmatz in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)