Fred C. Gartner

Fred Christian Gartner (born March 14, 1896 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  September 1, 1972 in Somers Point , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1941 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Fred Gartner attended public schools in his home country as well as the Brown Preparatory School . In the years 1918 and 1919 he served in the final stages of World War I in the reserve of the US Navy . After a subsequent law degree at Temple University and his license to practice law in 1920, he began to work in Philadelphia in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1928 to 1932 he was a member of the State Civil Service Commission in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1933 and 1934 .

In the 1938 congressional election , Gartner was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey on January 3, 1939 . Since he was not confirmed in 1940, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1941 . During this time, the last New Deal laws of the Roosevelt government were passed, which Gartner's party was rather hostile to.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Fred Gartner practiced law again. He also became CEO of the Hol-Gar Manufacturing Corporation of Pennsylvania . He died on September 1, 1972 at Somers Point and was buried in Philadelphia.

Web links

• Fred C. Gartner in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Fred C. Gartner in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (5th constituency) January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941	Francis R. Smith