Richard P. Freeman

Richard P. Freeman

Richard Patrick Freeman (born April 24, 1869 in New London , Connecticut , †  July 8, 1944 in Newington , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1933 he represented the second constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Freeman attended his homeland public schools including Bulkeley High School , which he graduated from in 1887. He then prepared for his studies at Harvard University at Noble and Greenough's Preparatory School in Boston ( Massachusetts ) until 1888 . He stayed at Harvard until 1891. After studying law at Yale University's law school and being admitted to the bar in 1894, Freeman began his new profession in New London. From 1896 to 1898 he worked for the Federal Ministry of the Interior in the states of Oregon and Washington . During the Spanish-American War of 1898 , Freeman was a sergeant in a Connecticut Volunteer Regiment. He later became a major and judge advocate in his state's National Guard. Between 1898 and 1901 Freeman also served as a prosecutor for the City of New London.

Freeman was a member of the Republican Party . In 1912 he applied unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the congressional elections. Two years later he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second district of Connecticut , where he succeeded the Democrat Bryan F. Mahan on March 4, 1915 . After eight re-elections, he was able to remain in Congress for a total of nine legislative terms until March 3, 1933 . During this time, the First World War and the passing of the 18th , 19th and 20th amendments to the Constitution , which introduced the prohibition law , women's suffrage and new terms for the terms of office of the President, Vice-President and all members of Congress. His last years in Congress were marked by the events of the Great Depression.

In 1932 Richard Freeman was not nominated for another term by his party. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a lawyer again. He died in Newington in July 1944 and was buried in his hometown of New London.

Web links

• Richard P. Freeman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard P. Freeman in the database of Find a Grave (English)