Fred Benjamin Gernerd

Fred Benjamin Gernerd

Fred Benjamin Gernerd (born November 22, 1879 in Allentown , Pennsylvania , †  August 7, 1948 there ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Fred Gernerd attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1901 the Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster . He then studied political science until 1903 at Columbia University in New York City . After studying law at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1904, he began to work in this profession in Buffalo, New York State . A year later he returned to Allentown. Between 1908 and 1912 he was a district attorney in Lehigh County there . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1912 and 1920 he was a member of the state board of his party. He was also the curator of Franklin & Marshall College and Cedar Crest College in Allentown.

In the congressional election of 1920 Gernerd was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat Arthur Granville Dewalt on March 4, 1921 . Since he was not confirmed in 1922, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1923 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Fred Gernerd practiced as a lawyer again. In June 1928 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City , where Herbert Hoover was nominated as a presidential candidate. He died in Allentown on August 7, 1948.

Web links

• Fred Benjamin Gernerd in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Fred Benjamin Gernerd in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Arthur Granville Dewalt	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (13th constituency) March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1923	George F. Brumm