Robert Edward Difenderfer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Irving P. Wanger |
| Succeeded by | Henry Winfield Watson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1849-06-07)June 7, 1849 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 1923(1923-04-25) (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Westminster Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Politician |
Robert Edward Difenderfer (June 7, 1849 – April 25, 1923) was a politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives, representing the8th district, then composing ofBucks andMontgomery counties, from 1911 to 1914.
Robert Edward Difenderfer was born inLewisburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and studied dentistry.[1]
Difenderfer practiced this profession for fourteen years in Lewisburg andPottsville, Pennsylvania. He built and operated the firstwoolen mill atTianjin,China. He returned to theUnited States in August 1900, where he engaged in the wholesale lumber business and as a contractor atJenkintown, Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Difenderfer was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-second andSixty-third Congresses. He represented the8th district, then composing ofBucks andMontgomery counties. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1914, 1916, and 1918.[1][3] He was a member of the foreign affairs and pensions committee and the Army expenditure committee.[4][5] Difenderfer brought an investigation to the house committee on expenditures in theUnited States Department of War related to the government showing favoritism in awarding shoe contracts.[6] in 1912, Difenderfer asked that SecretaryCharles Nagel of theUnited States Department of Commerce and Labor investigate high coal prices.[7] In 1914, Harry Grim defeated Difenderfer in the Democratic nomination for Congress. Difenderfer challenged the vote count and requested a recount.[8][9] He was succeeded byHenry W. Watson.[10]
He was engaged in the retail confectionery business at Jenkintown.[1]
Difenderfer lived inAshbourne, Pennsylvania.[7] Difenderfer died on April 25, 1923, at his home inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Westminster Cemetery.[1][11]
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