Andrew Biemiller
Andrew Biemiller | |
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 Biemiller c. 1946 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Kersten |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Kersten |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Howard J. McMurray |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Kersten |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office 1936–1942 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 23, 1906 Sandusky, Ohio |
| Died | April 3, 1982 (aged 75) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Political party | Socialist, Progressive, Democrat |
Andrew John Biemiller (July 23, 1906 – April 3, 1982) was an American politician and labor union officer.[1]
Background
Biemiller was born July 23, 1906, in Sandusky, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools there. He got a B.A. degree from Cornell University in 1926, was an instructor in history at Syracuse University from 1926 to 1928, and then studied in the graduate school of the University of Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1931, teaching undergraduate classes, as well as teaching at Bryn Mawr Summer School for Workers (1930–31).
After graduating, Biemiller became active in the Socialist Party of America and was a campaign manager for Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for president in 1932. In 1933, he went to Milwaukee to work for the party, serving as educational director of the party from 1933 to 1936, editing the Milwaukee Leader (a Socialist newspaper) from 1934 to 1936, and working with various organizations.
He became an active member of the Farmer-Labor Progressive Federation as well as the Socialist Party. Biemiller was a member of the
Public office
Assembly
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In 1936 he was elected to the
He was re-elected in 1938, with 5,098 votes to 2934 for Republican Edward J. Mueller and 2848 for Democrat William W. Murphy. He remained on the judiciary committee, and was appointed to special committees on "Revenue Needs of the State for the Current Biennium" and
He was re-elected once more in 1940, with 7,812 votes to 4,869 for former Socialist State Representative
Biemiller continued to work as a special organizer for the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor through 1942, when he moved to Washington to take a position in the War Production Board. He did not run for re-election, and was succeeded in the Assembly by Democrat Michael F. O'Connell.
Congress
In 1944 he was elected as a Democrat (Biemiller had abandoned both the Socialist Party and the Progressives by then) to the
He was defeated for re-election in 1946 by Republican
He defeated Kersten in a 1948 re-match for election to the
After Congress
After losing his seat in Congress, Biemiller worked through the remainder of the
Legacy
As a legislator, congressman and labor activist and advocate, Biemiller had played a role in most major social legislation of his era. He died in Bethesda, Maryland, on April 3, 1982. His papers are at the Carl Albert Center at the University of Oklahoma.
References
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1950,' Biographical Sketch of Andrew Biemiller, pg. 21
- ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1937 Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1937; pp. vii-viii, 53, 360, 432, 542, 543, 544, 551-552
- ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1940 Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1940; pp. 53, 265, 266, 550, 619
- ^ Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1942; pp. 53, 257, 258, 259, 593, 669
- ^ OurCampaigns.com > United States > Wisconsin > WI - District 05 November 07, 1944
External links
- Andrew J. Biemiller Collection at the Carl Albert Center
- [transcript] Fuchs, James R. "Oral History Interview with Andrew J. Biemiller" Washington, D.C.: July 29, 1977
- United States Congress. "Andrew Biemiller (id: B000448)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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