Karl Stefan

Karl Stefan (1939)

Karl Stefan (born March 1, 1884 in Žebrákov , Bohemia , † October 2, 1951 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1951 he represented the third constituency of the state of Nebraska in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1885, Karl Stefan came to the United States with his parents. The family settled in Omaha , where young Stefan attended public schools. He later became a member of the Nebraska National Guard. Between 1904 and 1906 he was inspector of the telegraph system of the police force in the Philippines, which was then administered by the USA . In 1909 Stefan moved to Norfolk , where he also worked in the telegraph service. Until 1924 he also published the Norfolk Daily News. He then worked as a radio commentator. He also stayed in the newspaper and publishing business.

Stefan was a member of the Republican Party . In 1934 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in the Third District of Nebraska. There he replaced Edgar Howard on January 3, 1935 , whom he had defeated in the elections. After he was confirmed in the following elections, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until his death on October 2, 1951. In this capacity he was a member of a congressional delegation in 1935 that represented the American government at the inauguration of the government of the Philippines. In 1939 Stefan was a delegate at an inter-parliamentary conference in Oslo , in 1945 he acted as an official advisor to the founding assembly of the United Nations in San Francisco . After his death, his seat in the US House of Representatives went to Robert Dinsmore Harrison, who was successful in the by-election .

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SURNAME	Stefan, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 1, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Žebrákov , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH	October 2, 1951
Place of death	Washington, DC