George J. Kindel

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George J. Kindel

George John Kindel (born March 2, 1855 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † February 28, 1930 in Brush , Colorado ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the first constituency of the state of Colorado in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Kindel attended the public schools in his home country and completed an apprenticeship as an upholsterer and mattress maker by 1871. In 1877 he moved to Denver , Colorado, where he worked in his learned trades. Later he also worked as a cabinet maker.

Politically, Kindel was a member of the Democratic Party . Since 1910 he sat on the Denver City Council. In the 1912 congressional elections, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the First District of Colorado . There he replaced Atterson W. Rucker on March 4, 1913 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1914, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1915 .

In the 1914 congressional elections, he ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for a seat in the US Senate . He then withdrew from politics and returned to his private business. He died on February 28, 1930 as a result of a traffic accident.

Web links

  • George J. Kindel in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Kindel, George J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kindel, George John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1930
Place of death Brush , Colorado