Oliver W. Frey
Oliver Walter Frey (born September 7, 1887 in Quakertown , Bucks County , Pennsylvania , † August 26, 1939 in Allentown , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1939 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
In 1891 Oliver Frey moved with his parents to Ohio and in 1893 to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he attended public schools. In 1915 he graduated from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg ( Virginia ). During the First World War he served between 1917 and 1919 on the European theater of war in the US Army . He achieved the rank of first lieutenant. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his admission to the bar in 1920, he began to work in this profession in Allentown. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .
After the death of MP Henry Winfield Watson , Frey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the by-election for the ninth seat of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on November 7, 1933. After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1939 . During this time, most of the Roosevelt administration's New Deal laws were passed there. In 1935 the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd.
In 1938, Oliver Frey was not re-elected. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked in the few months up to his death on August 26, 1939 in Allentown as a consultant for the Farm Credit Administration in Baltimore .
Web links
- Oliver W. Frey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Oliver W. Frey in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Winfield Watson |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (9th constituency) November 7, 1933 - January 3, 1939 |
Charles L. Gerlach |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frey, Oliver W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frey, Oliver Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quakertown , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1939 |
| Place of death | Allentown , Pennsylvania |