J. Francis Harter

John Francis Harter (born September 1, 1897 in Perry , Wyoming County , New York , †  December 20, 1947 in Eggertsville , New York) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1941 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Francis Harter attended public schools in his home country. During World War I he served in an officers training camp in Virginia . After a subsequent law degree at the University at Buffalo and his admission as a lawyer in 1920, he began to work in Buffalo in his new profession. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 1938 congressional elections , Harter was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 41st  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Democrat Alfred F. Beiter on January 3, 1939 . Since he was not confirmed in 1940, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1941 . During this time the last New Deal laws of the Roosevelt government were passed there.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Harter practiced law again. He died in Eggertsville on December 20, 1947.

Web links

• J. Francis Harter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Alfred F. Beiter	United States House of Representatives for New York (41st constituency) January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941	Alfred F. Beiter