Benjamin M. Golder
Benjamin M. Golder | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Edmonds |
| Succeeded by | George W. Edmonds |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1916–1924 | |
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| Born | December 23, 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Benjamin Martin Golder (December 23, 1891 – December 30, 1946) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fourth District.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Benjamin Golder was born in
Alliance, New Jersey (near Vineland, New Jersey). He moved with his parents to Philadelphia in 1893. He graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1913.[5][6]
He enlisted in the
He was elected in 1924 as a Republican to the
Second World War. He was commissioned a captain in the United States Army on February 5, 1943, and served until discharged as a lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1945.[10][11]
In 1930, he married
Imperial Russia.[13]
He died at his home in Philadelphia on December 30, 1946, following a brief illness,[14][15][16] and was buried at that city's Mount Sinai Cemetery.[17][18][19]
See also
References
- ^ "Benjamin M. Golder, Ex-Congressman, 54" (obituary). New York, New York: The New York Times, December 31, 1946 (subscription required).
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives." Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, retrieved online December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives retrieved online December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Philadelphia Lawyer Dies." Wilmington, Delaware: The News Journal, December 31, 1946, p. 13 (subscription required).
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Philadelphia Lawyer Dies," The News Journal, December 31, 1946.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Benjamin M. Golder Dies; Former House Member." Washington, D.C.: Evening Star, December 31, 1946, p. 7 (subscription required).
- ^ Terence Emmons and Bertrand M. Patenaude (eds.), "Introduction" to War, Revolution, and Peace in Russia: The Passages of Frank Golder, 1914–1927. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, 1992; pp. xi–xi.
- ^ "Philadelphia Lawyer Dies," The News Journal, December 31, 1946.
- ^ "Benjamin M. Golder Dies; Former House Member," Evening Star, December 31, 1946.
- ^ "Benjamin M. Golder: Former State and National Legislator Taken by Death at 54." Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Public Opinion, December 31, 1946, p. 2 (subscription required).
- ^ "Benjamin M. Golder, Ex-Congressman, 54" (obituary), The New York Times, December 31, 1946.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
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