Frederic René Coudert junior

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Frederic René Coudert junior

Frederic René Coudert junior (born May 7, 1898 in New York City , † May 21, 1972 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1947 and 1959 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frederic René Coudert junior was born and raised in New York City during the Spanish-American War . He attended Browning School and Morristown School . Coudert graduated from Columbia University in 1918 and its Law School in 1922 . During the First World War he fought as First Lieutenant in the 105th US Infantry of the 27th  Division , where he served overseas in 1917 and 1918. He was admitted to the bar in 1923 and then began practicing in New York City. He then served as Assistant United States Attorney for the southern district of New York in 1924 and 1925 . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . In 1929 he ran unsuccessfully for the post of district attorney in New York County . As a delegate he took part in the Republican State Conventions between 1930 and 1948 and in the Republican National Conventions between 1936 and 1948 . He also sat in the New York Senate between 1939 and 1946 .

In the 1946 congressional elections for the 80th Congress , Coudert was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 17th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Joseph C. Baldwin on January 4, 1947 . He was re-elected five times in a row. Since it to a renewed candidacy in 1958 was doing, he parted from the after January 3, 1959 Congress of.

After his time in Congress he went back to his practice as a lawyer in New York City. Between 1959 and 1961 he was a member of the State Commission on Governmental Operations in New York City. Because of his poor health, he gave up his practice as a lawyer. He died on May 21, 1972 in New York City and was then buried in the Memorial Cemetery in Cold Spring Harbor .

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SURNAME Coudert, Frederic René junior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1972
Place of death New York City