Harold Vernon Froehlich

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Harold Vernon Froehlich (1973)

Harold Vernon Froehlich (born May 12, 1932 in Appleton , Wisconsin ) is a former American politician . Between 1973 and 1975 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Harold Froehlich attended public schools in his home country and studied economics and commerce at the University of Wisconsin – Madison until 1959 . In between he was a soldier in the US Navy from 1951 to 1955 . After studying law at the University of Wisconsin and being admitted to the bar in 1962, he began his new profession in Appleton. He was also a sworn public accountant and was active in the real estate market.

Politically, Froehlich joined the Republican Party . Between 1963 and 1973 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly ; from 1967 to 1971 he was President of this Chamber as successor to Robert T. Huber . He then headed the Republican parliamentary group until 1973. Between 1957 and 1981 Froehlich was a delegate at all regional Republican party conventions in Wisconsin; in 1972 and 1976 he took part in the respective Republican National Conventions , at which the presidents Richard Nixon and later Gerald Ford were nominated for re-election.

In the 1972 congressional elections , Froehlich was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded John W. Byrnes on January 3, 1973 . Since he was defeated by Democrat Robert John Cornell in the 1974 election, he was only able to serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1975 . This was mainly shaped by the Watergate affair .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Harold Froehlich returned to work as a lawyer. In 1976 he applied unsuccessfully to return to Congress. In 1981 he became a district judge in Outagamie County . In 1982 he was elected to this office for a further six years. Today he lives in Appleton.

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personal data
SURNAME Happy Harold Vernon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Appleton , Wisconsin