Fred Sisson

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Frederick James "Fred" Sisson (born March 31, 1879 in Wells Bridge , Otsego County , New York , †  October 20, 1949 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1937 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Fred Sisson attended the public schools in Unadilla . In 1904 he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton . Between 1904 and 1910 he was a teacher at Vernon High School . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1911, he began to work in this profession in Utica . In 1914 he was an advisor to the city and a lawyer for the local police. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1922 and 1928 he ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives. From 1925 to 1933 he served on the Whitesboro City Education Committee . Between 1926 and 1930 he was president of this body.

In the 1932 congressional election , Sisson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 33rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Republican Frederick Morgan Davenport on March 4, 1933 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1937 . During this time, the Roosevelt government's first New Deal laws were passed there. In 1935 the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd.

In 1936, Frederick Sisson was not re-elected. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Utica and Washington until 1945. After that, he retired. He died on October 20, 1949 in the federal capital Washington.

Web links

  • Fred Sisson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
predecessor Office successor
Frederick Morgan Davenport United States House of Representatives for New York (33rd constituency)
March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1937 		Fred J. Douglas
personal data
SURNAME Sisson, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sisson, Frederick James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Wells Bridge , New York
DATE OF DEATH October 20, 1949
Place of death Washington, DC