Summary
Charles Richard Eckert (January 20, 1868 – October 26, 1959) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939.
Charles R. Eckert | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | J. Howard Swick |
| Succeeded by | Louis E. Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1868 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 26, 1959 (aged 91) Rochester, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography edit
Charles Richard Eckert was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Piersol's Academy at West Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, and Geneva College at Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
Political career edit
He was a delegate to the 1928 Democratic National Convention.
Eckert was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938.
Retirement and death edit
After his time in Congress, he served as a member of board of directors of the Beaver Trust Co., and resumed the practice of law until his death, aged 91, as the result of an automobile accident in Rochester, Pennsylvania.
Sources edit
- United States Congress. "Charles R. Eckert (id: E000032)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard