Preceded by James R. Young Role U.S. representative Resigned July 26, 1903 Name Robert Foerderer Succeeded by Reuben Moon | Political party Republican Party Republican Party Preceded by See below Died July 26, 1903 | |
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Born May 16, 1860
Frankenhausen, Germany ( 1860-05-16 ) | ||
Robert Hermann Foerderer (May 16, 1860 – July 26, 1903) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Robert H. Foerderer was born in Frankenhausen, in the German principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, while his parents were sojourning in Europe. He attended public and private schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in the manufacture of leather and in various other business enterprises.
He was elected in 1900 as a Republican to the 57th United States Congress as an at-large representative of Pennsylvania. He was re-elected in 1902 and served until his death in Torresdale, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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