Fred B. Gernerd

Fred B. Gernerd
Fred B. Gernerd
	Gernerd's official portrait in the Library of Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 13th district
	In office; March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	Arthur Granville Dewalt
Succeeded by	George F. Brumm
Personal details
Born	Fred Benjamin Gernerd; November 22, 1879; Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1948 (aged 68); Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Trexlertown Cemetery in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Franklin & Marshall College; Columbia University; Columbia Law School

Fred Benjamin Gernerd (November 22, 1879 – August 7, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1921 to 1923.

Early life and education

Gernerd was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1901, from Columbia University's school of political science in New York City in 1903, and from Columbia Law School in 1904. He was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Buffalo, New York.

Career

In 1905, he returned to Allentown, serving as district attorney of Lehigh County from 1908 to 1912. He was a Pennsylvania Republican State Committeeman from 1912 to 1920 and a trustee of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and of Cedar Crest College in Allentown.

Congress

Gernerd was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922.

After Congress

He resumed the practice of law in Allentown and served as a delegate to 1928 Republican National Convention.

Death

Gernerd died in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 7, 1948, at age 68, and is interred in Trexlertown Cemetery in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.

Sources

United States Congress. "Fred B. Gernerd (id: G000137)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress..
Fred Benjamin Gernerd at The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Arthur G. Dewalt	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1921–1923	Succeeded by George F. Brumm