Robert H. Gittins

Robert Henry Gittins (born December 14, 1869 in Oswego , New York , †  December 25, 1957 in Sloatsburg , New York) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Gittins attended St. Paul's Academy in Oswego and then worked in the wood, grain and coal business. After studying law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his admission to the bar in 1900, he began to work in this profession from 1901 in Niagara Falls . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1911 to 1913 he was a member of the New York Senate . In 1912, he participated as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore , where Woodrow Wilson was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1912 congressional elections , Gittins was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the newly established 40th  constituency of New York , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1913. Since he was defeated in 1914 by the Republican S. Wallace Dempsey , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1915 .

Between 1914 and 1918 Gittins was the owner and editor of the Niagara Falls Journal . From October 1916 to January 1920, he served as a postman in Niagara Falls. At the same time, he continued to practice as a lawyer. From 1918 to 1940 he was also state commissioner for the reservation at Niagara Falls. Since 1923 he had his main residence in New York City , where he worked as a lawyer until 1956. He died in Sloatsburg on December 25, 1957.

Web links

• Robert H. Gittins in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
new constituency	United States House of Representatives for New York (40th constituency) March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	S. Wallace Dempsey