Frederick Simpson Deitrick (April 9, 1875 – May 24, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Frederick Simpson Deitrick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. McCall |
| Succeeded by | Frederick W. Dallinger |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1902-1905 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1875 New Brighton, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 24, 1948 (aged 73) Middleton, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, Deitrick attended the public schools. He graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in 1895 and from Harvard Law School in 1898. After being admitted to the bar in 1899, Deitrick commenced practice in Boston. He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1902 to 1905 and as member of the board of aldermen of Cambridge in 1908 and 1909.
Deitrick was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915) and after an unsuccessful candidacy for reelection in 1914, he resumed practicing law in Boston. He died in Middleton on May 24, 1948, and was interred in Cambridge at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Frederick Simpson Deitrick (id: D000201)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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