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Charles L. Gerlach

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American politician (1895–1947)

Charles L. Gerlach
Gerlach in September 1939

Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania
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	Charles Lewis Gerlach (1895-09-14)September 14, 1895 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 5, 1947(1947-05-05) (aged 51) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown
Political party	Republican

Charles Lewis Gerlach (September 14, 1895 – May 5, 1947) was an American businessman and politician who served five terms as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1939 until his death in 1947.^[1]

Biography

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Gerlach was born inBethlehem, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 1895. In 1914, he moved toAllentown, Pennsylvania, where he became the organizer, and later president, of a fuel and heating supply company.^[2]

Congress

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A Republican State committeeman in 1936 and 1937, he was elected to the76th Congress in 1938, and served until his 1947 death in Allentown.^[3]

A confidential 1943 analysis of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee byIsaiah Berlin for the BritishForeign Office described Gerlach as:^[4]

A newcomer to the committee. A rugged Isolationist beforePearl Harbor, who voted only for purely defensive measures, such as conscription and arming of United States ships. Though he opposed the originalLend-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 and burial

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On May 5, 1947, while still serving inCongress, Gerlach died inAllentown, Pennsylvania, at age 51. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown.

References

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^"Gerlach, Charles Lewis" (G000135), inBiographical 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," inBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^"Gerlach, Charles Lewis," inBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^Hachey, Thomas E. (Winter 1973–1974)."American Profiles on Capitol Hill: A Confidential Study for the British Foreign Office in 1943"(PDF).Wisconsin Magazine of History.57 (2):141–153.JSTOR 4634869. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2013-10-21.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Oliver W. Frey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1939–1945	Succeeded by J. Roland Kinzer
Preceded by James Wolfenden	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1945–1947	Succeeded by Franklin H. Lichtenwalter

Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 76th–80thUnited States Congresses(ordered by seniority)

76th	Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D)	House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌B. Allen (D) ▌M. Bradley (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌J. H. Flannery (D) ▌B. Jarrett (R) ▌J. McGranery (D) ▌G. Moser (D) ▌A. Rutherford (R) ▌L. Sacks (D) ▌R. Simpson (R) ▌B. Corbett (R) ▌I. Fenton (R) ▌F. Gartner (R) ▌C. Gerlach (R) ▌L. Graham (R) ▌C. Gross (R) ▌J. Kunkel (R) ▌J. McArdle (D) ▌J. McDowell (R) ▌F. Myers (D) ▌B. Rodgers (R) ▌H. Tibbott (R) ▌J. Van Zandt (R) ▌J. Sheridan (D)
77th	Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D)	House: ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌B. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌M. Bradley (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌J. H. Flannery (D) ▌B. Jarrett (R) ▌J. McGranery (D) ▌G. Moser (D) ▌A. Rutherford (R) ▌L. Sacks (D) ▌R. Simpson (R) ▌I. Fenton (R) ▌C. Gerlach (R) ▌L. Graham (R) ▌J. Kunkel (R) ▌J. McArdle (D) ▌F. Myers (D) ▌B. Rodgers (R) ▌H. Tibbott (R) ▌J. Van Zandt (R) ▌J. Sheridan (D) ▌A. Kelley (D) ▌T. Scanlon (D) ▌H. Scott (R) ▌F. Smith (D) ▌S. Weiss (D) ▌J. Wright (D) ▌W. Gillette (D) ▌E. Holland (D) ▌T. Miller (R) ▌V. Boland (D)
78th	Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D)	House: ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌M. Bradley (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌J. McGranery (D) ▌R. Simpson (R) ▌I. Fenton (R) ▌C. Gerlach (R) ▌L. Graham (R) ▌J. Kunkel (R) ▌F. Myers (D) ▌B. Rodgers (R) ▌H. Tibbott (R) ▌J. Van Zandt (R) ▌J. Sheridan (D) ▌A. Kelley (D) ▌T. Scanlon (D) ▌H. Scott (R) ▌S. Weiss (D) ▌J. Wright (D) ▌W. Gillette (R) ▌T. Miller (R) ▌C. Gross (R) ▌G. Furlong (D) ▌J. Gallagher (R) ▌L. Gavin (R) ▌D. Hoch (D) ▌J. Murphy (D) ▌C. F. Pracht (R) ▌W. Troutman (R) ▌D. E. Brumbaugh (R) ▌S. McConnell (R) ▌J. Pratt (R)
79th	Senate: ▌J. Guffey (D) ▌F. Myers (D)	House: ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌M. Bradley (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌R. Simpson (R) ▌I. Fenton (R) ▌C. Gerlach (R) ▌L. Graham (R) ▌J. Kunkel (R) ▌B. Rodgers (R) ▌H. Tibbott (R) ▌J. Sheridan (D) ▌A. Kelley (D) ▌S. Weiss (D) ▌W. Gillette (R) ▌C. Gross (R) ▌L. Gavin (R) ▌D. Hoch (D) ▌J. Murphy (D) ▌D. E. Brumbaugh (R) ▌S. McConnell (R) ▌B. Corbett (R) ▌B. Barrett (D) ▌H. Campbell (R) ▌D. Flood (D) ▌J. Fulton (R) ▌W. Granahan (D) ▌W. Green (D) ▌H. McGlinchey (D) ▌T. Morgan (D) ▌F. Buchanan (R) ▌C. Hoffman (R) ▌J. Scoblick (R)
80th	Senate: ▌F. Myers (D) ▌E. Martin (R)	House: ▌R. Rich (R) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌R. Simpson (R) ▌I. Fenton (R) ▌C. Gerlach (R) ▌L. Graham (R) ▌J. Kunkel (R) ▌H. Tibbott (R) ▌A. Kelley (D) ▌W. Gillette (R) ▌C. Gross (R) ▌J. Van Zandt (R) ▌L. Gavin (R) ▌S. McConnell (R) ▌B. Corbett (R) ▌H. Scott (R) ▌J. Fulton (R) ▌T. Morgan (D) ▌F. Buchanan (D) ▌J. Scoblick (R) ▌J. Gallagher (R) ▌J. McDowell (R) ▌W. Chadwick (R) ▌W. Crow (R) ▌P. Dague (R) ▌M. Jenkins (R) ▌C. Kearns (R) ▌F. Maloney (R) ▌B. McGarvey (R) ▌F. Muhlenberg (R) ▌G. Sarbacher (R) ▌Ha. Scott (R) ▌F. Lichtenwalter (R)