William M. Berlin

William Markle Berlin (born March 29, 1880 in Delmont , Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , †  October 14, 1962 in Greensburg , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1937 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born on a farm, William Berlin attended the public schools in his homeland and then until 1896 the Laird Institute in Murrysville . From 1916 he lived in Greensburg, where he worked in the car trade. He was also involved in the oil, gas and coal business. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1916 he was their district chairman in Westmoreland County.

In the 1932 congressional elections , Berlin in the 28th  constituency of Pennsylvania was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican Thomas Cunningham Cochran on March 4, 1933 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1937 . During this time, the Roosevelt government's first 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. During Berlin's time as a congressman, the 18th amendment from 1919 was also repealed by the 21st Amendment . It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages.

In 1936 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. Between 1937 and 1941 he worked in the Westmoreland County Court Administration. He then worked in coal mining in Pennsylvania and West Virginia . In July 1944, Berlin took part as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , at which President Roosevelt was nominated for the fourth and final time as a candidate for president. Then he switched to the Republicans . In 1950 he sought unsuccessfully to nominate them for the congressional elections. From 1957 to 1961 he was assistant librarian at the US House of Representatives. After that he became the most responsible Librarian ( Librarian transported). He held this office until his death on October 14, 1962 in Greensburg.

Web links

• William M. Berlin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William M. Berlin in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Thomas Cunningham Cochran	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (28th constituency) March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1937	Robert G. Allen