Frederick Simpson Deitrick

Frederick Simpson Deitrick

Frederick Simpson Deitrick (born April 9, 1875 in New Brighton , Beaver County , Pennsylvania , †  May 24, 1948 in Middleton , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frederick Deitrick attended public schools in his home country and graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls in 1895 . He then studied at Harvard University until 1898 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1899, he began to work in this profession in Boston . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1902 and 1905 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts ; in 1908 and 1909 he sat on Cambridge City Council .

In the 1912 congressional election Deitrick was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Samuel W. McCall on March 4, 1913 . Since he was not confirmed in 1914, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1915 . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Frederick Deitrick practiced as a lawyer again. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died in Middleton on May 24, 1948 and was buried in Cambridge.

Web links

• Frederick Simpson Deitrick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Frederick Simpson Deitrick in the database of Find a Grave (English)