Fred J. Kern

Fred J. Kern

Frederick John "Fred" Kern (born September 2, 1864 in Millstadt , Illinois , †  November 9, 1931 in Belleville , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1903 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Fred Kern attended the public schools of his home country and then the Illinois State Normal University in Normal . He then worked first in coal mining and then as a teacher for five years. From 1891 he worked in East St. Louis in the newspaper business. There he was editor of the East St. Louis Gazette . He later acquired the Belleville News newspaper . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1892 he was employed as chief enrolling clerk with the Illinois Senate ; In 1898 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress .

In the congressional elections in 1900 , Kern was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Republican William A. Rodenberg on March 4, 1901 . Since he was not confirmed in 1902, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1903 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Frederick Kern worked in the newspaper business in Belleville. Between 1902 and 1912 he was mayor of this city. In 1904, 1908 and 1912 he took part as a delegate at the respective Democratic National Conventions . From 1913 to 1919 he headed the State board of administration of Illinois. He died in Belleville on November 9, 1931.

Web links

• Fred J. Kern in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Fred J. Kern in the database of Find a Grave (English)