Robert H. Foerderer
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Robert Herman Foerderer (born May 16, 1860 in Frankenhausen , Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , † July 26, 1903 in Torresdale , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1903 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Robert Foerderer was born in 1860 in what is now Thuringia , where his German-American parents spent their holidays. He grew up in Philadelphia and attended public schools there. Then he worked in leather processing. In 1892 he set up one of the largest leather factories in the world at that time in Philadelphia with over 3000 employees. He later also became president of a telephone company and the Marowijne Company . Politically, he joined the Republican Party .
In the congressional elections of 1900 Foerderer was elected for the then state-wide 30th seat of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1901. After a re-election in the fourth constituency of his state, he could remain in Congress until his death on July 26, 1903 .
Web links
- Robert H. Foerderer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Robert H. Conveyor in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Arza Davenport |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (30th constituency) March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1903 |
John Dalzell |
| James R. Young |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) March 4, 1903 - July 26, 1903 |
Reuben O. Moon |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foerderer, Robert H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foerderer, Robert Herman (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Frankenhausen , Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1903 |
| Place of death | Torresdale , Pennsylvania |