Fred Biermann
Frederick Elliott "Fred" Biermann ( born March 20, 1884 in Rochester, Minnesota, † July 1, 1968 in La Crosse, Wisconsin ) was an American politician. Between 1933 and 1939 he represented the state of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Career
Already in 1888 came Fred Biermann to Decorah, Iowa, where he attended the public schools. He then studied at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. This was followed up in 1905 to study at Columbia University in New York City. He also attended the Valder 's Business College in Decorah and Harvard University, where he studied law. Since 1908 he was working as a journalist. Between 1908 and 1931, Biermann publisher and editor of the newspaper " Decorah Journal". During the First World War, he was a volunteer of the U.S. Army. Between April 1917 and June 1919, he brought it to the army to Lieutenant. From 1913 to 1923, Fred Biermann, except for his military service, post office holder in Decorah. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In the years 1928, 1940 and 1956 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant. He sat for eight years on the board of Democrats in Iowa.
In 1932 he became the fourth electoral district of Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1933, succeeding the long-standing MPs Gilbert N. Haugen of the Republican Party. His election victory is in connection with the then national trend in favor of the Democrats. After two elections Biermann was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1939 three legislative periods. During this time, many of the New Deal legislation of the Federal Government were discussed and adopted. In 1937 Biermann was a delegate to an inter-parliamentary conference in Paris.
In the 1938 elections Biermann lost to Henry O. Talle. Between 1940 and 1953 he was a U.S. Marshal for the northern Iowa. After he retired from politics. Fred Biermann died on July 1, 1968 in La Crosse (Wisconsin ) and was buried in Decorah.