Charles L. Gerlach
Charles L. Gerlach | |
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![]() Gerlach in September 1939 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
In office January 3, 1939 – May 5, 1947 | |
Preceded by | Oliver W. Frey |
Succeeded by | Franklin H. Lichtenwalter |
Constituency | 9th district (1939–1945) 8th district (1945–1947) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 14, 1895
Died | May 5, 1947 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 51)
Political party | Republican |
Charles Lewis Gerlach (September 14, 1895 – May 5, 1947) was a
Biography
Gerlach was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 1895. In 1914, he moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he became the organizer, and later president, of a fuel and heating supply company.[2]
A Republican State committeeman in 1936 and 1937, he was elected to the
A confidential 1943 analysis of the
A newcomer to the committee. A rugged Isolationist before Pearl Harbour, who voted only for purely defensive measures, such as conscription and arming of United States ships. Though he opposed the original Lend-Lease, he favoured its continuation, but would be difficult to say exactly where he stands on the larger questions of post-war American policy.
Death
On May 5, 1947, while still serving in Congress, Gerlach died in Allentown, Pennsylvania, at age 51. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- ^ "Gerlach, Charles Lewis" (G000135), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Gerlach, Charles Lewis," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Gerlach, Charles Lewis," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- JSTOR 4634869. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-10-21.