Fred C. Gartner
Fred C. Gartner | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Joseph Gerard Dorsey |
| Succeeded by | Francis R. Smith |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1933-1934 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 14, 1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 1, 1972 (aged 76) Somers Point, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Temple University School of Law |
Fred Christian Gartner (March 14, 1896 – September 1, 1972) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1]
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 14, 1896, Fred C. Gartner was a son of German immigrants.[2] He attended the public schools and Brown Preparatory School in Philadelphia. He served as a yeoman in the United States Naval Reserve in 1918 and 1919. He graduated from the law department of Temple University in Philadelphia in 1920. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission at Philadelphia from 1928 to 1932. He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1933 and 1934.[3]
Gartner was a Nazi sympathizer who met with the German American Bund in Washington in February 1939.[4]
Gartner was elected as a Republican to the 76th Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940. He served chairman of the board for the Hol-Gar Manufacturing Corporation of Pennsylvania.[5]
References
- ^ "Gartner, Fred Christian" (G000087), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
- ^ "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch, retrieved March 25, 2018
- ^ "Gartner, Fred Christian," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Geels, James E. (August 1975). "The German-American Bund: Fifth Column or Deutschtum?". UNT Digital Library. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ "Gartner, Fred Christian," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.