John C. Schafer

John C. Schafer

John Charles Schafer (born May 7, 1893 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , †  June 9, 1962 in Pewaukee , Wisconsin) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1933 and again from 1939 to 1941 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Schafer attended public schools in Wauwatosa and then West Allis High School . He then worked for the Allis-Chalmers company . During the First World War he was a soldier in a pioneer unit in the US Army from 1917 to 1919 ; while he was used in France . After the war, he became a locomotive maintenance mechanic for the Chicago & North Western Railroad . At that time he also became a member of the Wauwatosa City School Committee.

Politically, Schafer joined the Republican Party . In 1921 he became a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . In the 1922 congressional elections he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded John C. Kleczka on March 4, 1923 . After four re-elections, he was initially able to complete five legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1933 . Since 1929 the work of the Congress has also been determined by the events of the Great Depression. Shortly before the end of its last legislative term in 1933, the 20th amendment to the Constitution was passed, bringing forward the beginning of the legislative periods of the Congress and the terms of office of the President from March to January.

In 1932, 1934 and 1936 Schafer applied unsuccessfully to stay or return to the US House of Representatives. In 1938 he was re-elected to this Chamber of Parliament in the fourth district of his state. There he replaced Raymond Joseph Cannon from the Democratic Party on January 3, 1939 , who had become his successor in 1933. Since he was defeated by the Democrat Thaddeus Wasielewski in the 1940 elections, he could only spend one further legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1941. Schafer objected to the election result without success. In 1942, 1952 and 1954 he sought to return to Congress without success. In 1957, he applied equally unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for a by-election to the US Senate .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, John Schafer worked professionally as a seller of electrical car accessories. He also worked in the insurance industry. At that time he lived temporarily in Oak Park ( Illinois ). He died in Pewaukee on June 9, 1962 and was buried in Milwaukee.

Web links

• John C. Schafer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John C. Schafer in the database of Find a Grave (English)