Otto Krueger

This article deals with the politician Otto Krueger. For other people see Otto Krüger .

Otto Krueger (born September 7, 1890 in Volhynia , Russian Empire , † June 6, 1963 in Lodi , California ) was an American politician . Between 1953 and 1959 he represented the first constituency of the state of North Dakota in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Otto Krueger was born in Volhynia as the son of German parents and attended Russian and German schools. In 1910 he came to the United States, where he settled in Fessenden , North Dakota. There he continued his education at the local schools, at the business school in Fargo and in Great Falls ( Montana continued). During the First World War , he was a soldier in an infantry unit in the US Army from April 1918 . Krueger remained in the army until May 1919.

Political rise

Otto Krueger became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1920 and 1940 he was the chief of the accounting office ( county auditor ) in Wells County . In 1945 he was briefly Secretary of the Treasury of North Dakota and between 1946 and 1951 he was the State Insurance Commissioner of that state. In 1951 and 1952 he headed the budget commission. He also worked from 1922 to 1940 in the school administration of Fessenden. From 1948 to 1952 he was the Republican Treasurer of North Dakota.

Krueger in Congress

In the 1952 congressional election, Krueger was elected to the US House of Representatives for the first constituency of North Dakota. There he replaced Fred George Aandahl on January 3, 1953 . After he was re-elected in the following years, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress until January 3, 1959 . In 1958 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. His mandate went to Don L. Short .

After the end of his political activities, Otto Krueger moved to Lodi in California in 1959. There he worked as an accountant and farmer until he passed away in 1963.

Web links

• Otto Krueger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Otto Krueger in the database of Find a Grave (English)