Fred Benjamin Gernerd
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Fred Benjamin Gernerd was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Fred B. Gernerd was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
, in 1901, from the school of political science of Columbia University
in New York City
, in 1903, and from the law school of Columbia University in 1904. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Buffalo, New York
. He returned to Allentown in 1905, and served as district attorney of Lehigh County from 1908 to 1912. He was a Pennsylvania Republican State Committeeman from 1912 to 1920, and a trustee of Franklin and Marshall College and of Cedar Crest College
in Allentown.
Gernerd was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922. He resumed the practice of law in Allentown, and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention
in 1928. He died in Allentown and is interred in Trexlertown Cemetery in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Fred B. Gernerd was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
, in 1901, from the school of political science of Columbia University
Columbia University
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in New York City
New York City
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, in 1903, and from the law school of Columbia University in 1904. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. He returned to Allentown in 1905, and served as district attorney of Lehigh County from 1908 to 1912. He was a Pennsylvania Republican State Committeeman from 1912 to 1920, and a trustee of Franklin and Marshall College and of Cedar Crest College
Cedar Crest College
Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. During the 2006-2007 academic year, the college had 1,000 full-time and 800 part-time undergraduates and 85 graduate students...
in Allentown.
Gernerd was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922. He resumed the practice of law in Allentown, and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
in 1928. He died in Allentown and is interred in Trexlertown Cemetery in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.