Ralph F. Beermann

Ralph Frederick Beermann
From 1961's Pocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Seventh Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Lawrence Brock
Succeeded by	David T. Martin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Phillip Hart Weaver
Succeeded by	Clair Armstrong Callan
Personal details
Born	August 13, 1912 Dakota City, Nebraska
Died	February 17, 1977 (aged 64) Sioux City, Iowa
Spouse	Marjorie Beermann
Alma mater	Morningside College
Profession	Farmer, Cattleman, Politician

Ralph Frederick Beermann (August 13, 1912 – February 17, 1977) was an American Republican politician and US Representative for Nebraska.

Early life

Born near Dakota City, Nebraska, Beermann graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and then attended various army specialist schools.

Career

During World War II, Beermann served in the African and European Theaters in the US Army as part of the 601st Ordnance Battalion and the 301st Ordnance Regiment. After the war, he partnered with his six brothers (the Beermann Brothers) in farming, alfalfa dehydrating and cattle raising in Dakota County, Nebraska.

Beermann served as chairman of the Dakota County Republican Central Committee for ten years and organized the Dakota County Young Republicans. He was elected to serve the 3rd district of Nebraska in the Eighty-seventh United States Congress from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1963; and served the 1st district in the Eighty-eighth United States Congress from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965. He was narrowly defeated for re-election in 1964. After leaving Congress, Beermann returned to his business pursuits, but from 1972 to 1977, he served on the board of the Nebraska Public Power District.

Death

Beermann died in a plane crash when the single-engine plane that he was piloting crashed at Sioux City Municipal Airport in Iowa on February 17, 1977; his age was 64 years and 188 days. He is interred at the Dakota City Cemetery.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church and a member of the Farm Bureau, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Kiwanis. Beermann was survived by his wife, Marjorie Beermann, and four brothers.

External links

1. "Beermann, Ralph Frederick". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 28, 2006.
2. "Beermann, Ralph Frederick". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 28, 2006.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Ralph Frederick Beermann papers^[usurped] at the Nebraska State Historical Society