Frederick George Bromberg

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Frederick George Bromberg (born June 19, 1837 in New York City , † September 4, 1930 in Mobile , Mobile County , Alabama ) was an American politician.

Career

Frederick George Bromberg moved with his parents to Mobile, Alabama, in February 1838, where he attended public schools. Bromberg graduated from Harvard University in 1858 . He also studied chemistry there between 1861 and 1863 and then worked as a mathematics tutor between 1863 and 1865 .

In July 1867 he was appointed Treasurer of Mobile by Major General John Pope , a position he held until January 19, 1869. He was a member of the Alabama Senate between 1868 and 1872 . In addition, he was appointed Postmaster of Mobile in July 1869 , but was relieved of this position in June 1871. He presided over the Alabama delegation to the Liberal Republican Convention in Cincinnati in 1872 . Then he was elected as the Liberal Republican in the 43rd US Congress , where he served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He contested the election of Jeremiah Haralson to the 44th US Congress without success .

Bromberg studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1877 and then began practicing in Mobile. Then he participated in 1893 as the commissioner of Alabama at the World's Fair in Chicago . He was president of the Alabama Bar Association in 1906. Bromberg died in Mobile, Alabama, in 1930 and was then buried in Magnolia Cemetery .

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SURNAME Bromberg, Frederick George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH 4th September 1930
Place of death Mobile , Mobile County , Alabama