Fred H. Hildebrandt

Fred Hermann Hildebrandt ( born August 2, 1874 in West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin; † 26 January 1956 in Bradenton, Florida ) was an American politician. Between 1933 and 1939 he represented the first electoral district of the state of South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and political rise

In 1888, Fred Hildebrandt moved with his parents to Waupun, where he attended the public schools; in 1900 he moved to Watertown in South Dakota. Between 1903 and 1932 he worked for the railroad. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. From 1922 to 1923 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from South Dakota. Between 1927 and 1931 he was also Chairman of the Hunting and Fishing Committee of South Dakota.

Congressman and other CV

In the congressional elections of 1932 Hildebrandt was elected in the first district of South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he broke on March 4, 1933 from Charles A. Christopherson of the Republican Party, whom he had defeated in the elections. After several re- elections he could implement his mandate in Congress until January 3, 1939. In 1938 he abandoned a bid again. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully within his party for the nomination as a U.S. Senator.

In 1942, his attempt to return failed in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1944 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, on the President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for the fourth and last time as a presidential candidate. After that, Hildebrandt withdrew into retirement. He died in 1956 in Florida and was buried in Watertown.