All Topics  
Abram Andrew

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Abram Andrew
 
 
  Topics Abram Andrew Topic Home

Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. (February 12, 1873 - June 3, 1936) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
.

in La Porte, Indiana, he attended the public schools and the Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area#New Jersey located within Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey in Mercer County, New Jersey, New Jersey....
. He graduated from Princeton College in 1893, was a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is the academic unit responsible for many post-baccalaureate degree programs offered through the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University....
 from 1893 to 1898, and pursued postgraduate studies in the Universities of Halle, Berlin, and Paris
University of Paris

The historic University of Paris first appeared in the 12th century. In 1970 it was reorganized as 13 autonomous university . The university is often referred to as the Sorbonne or La Sorbonne after the collegiate institution founded about 1257 by Robert de Sorbon....
.

He moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts

Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of North Shore . As of the Census of 2003, the city population was 30,730....
, and was instructor and assistant professor of economics at Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 from 1900 to 1909.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Abram Andrew'
Start a new discussion about 'Abram Andrew'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. (February 12, 1873 - June 3, 1936) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
.

Biography

Born in La Porte, Indiana, he attended the public schools and the Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area#New Jersey located within Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey in Mercer County, New Jersey, New Jersey....
. He graduated from Princeton College in 1893, was a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is the academic unit responsible for many post-baccalaureate degree programs offered through the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University....
 from 1893 to 1898, and pursued postgraduate studies in the Universities of Halle, Berlin, and Paris
University of Paris

The historic University of Paris first appeared in the 12th century. In 1970 it was reorganized as 13 autonomous university . The university is often referred to as the Sorbonne or La Sorbonne after the collegiate institution founded about 1257 by Robert de Sorbon....
.

He moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts

Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of North Shore . As of the Census of 2003, the city population was 30,730....
, and was instructor and assistant professor of economics at Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
 from 1900 to 1909. He was an expert assistant and editor of publications of the National Monetary Commission
National Monetary Commission

National Monetary Commission was a study group created by the Aldrich Vreeland Act of 1908. After the Panic of 1907 American bankers turned to Europe for ideas on how to operate a central bank....
 from 1908 to 1911, and Director of the United States Mint
United States Mint

The United States Mint primarily produces circulating currency for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. The main Mint facility is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and branch mint are located in Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and West Point, New York....
 in 1909 and 1910. From 1910 to 1912 he was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He organized the American Field Service and in December 1914 sailed to France. He served in France continuously for four and a half years during the First World War (first with the French Army
French Army

The French Army, officially the Arm?e de Terre , is the Army component of the Military of France and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians....
 and later with the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
.) He was commissioned a major in the United States National Army in September 1917 and promoted to lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, lieutenant colonel is a field officer United States Military Officer military rank just above the rank of Major and just below the rank of Colonel ....
 in September 1918. For his service he was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French Government and the Distinguished Service Medal by the American Army.

Andrew was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....
 to the Sixty-seventh United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Willfred W. Lufkin
Willfred W. Lufkin

Willfred Weymouth Lufkin was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Essex, Massachusetts on March 10, 1879. He attended public schools....
; he was reelected to the Sixty-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from September 27, 1921, until his death.

He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1924 and 1928, and a member of the board of trustees of Princeton University
Princeton University

Princeton University is a private university university located in Princeton, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League and has the largest per-student Financial endowment in the world....
 from 1932 to 1936.

He died in Gloucester at his home "Red Roof"; remains were cremated and the ashes scattered from an airplane flying over his estate on Eastern Point in Gloucester.

See also