Albert L. Vreeland | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Edward L. O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Frank Sundstrom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1901-07-02)July 2, 1901 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1975(1975-05-03) (aged 73) Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Albert Lincoln Vreeland (July 2, 1901 – May 3, 1975) was an AmericanRepublican Partypolitician who representedNew Jersey's11th congressional district from 1939 to 1943.
He was born inEast Orange, New Jersey. He attended the public schools and was employed as anambulance driver for theAmerican Red Cross in 1918 and 1919. Later, he graduated from the New York Electrical School inNew York City in 1919, thePeddie School,Hightstown, New Jersey in 1922, and the New Jersey Law School atNewark, New Jersey (nowRutgers School of Law–Newark) in 1925.[1]
Vreeland was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice inEast Orange, New Jersey. He served as the assistant city counsel and city prosecutor of East Orange 1929-1934 and the judge of the recorder's court of East Orange 1934-1938. He was elected as aRepublican to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses, serving in office from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1943.
Vreeland was a captain in theUnited States Army Reserve and on December 9, 1941, was granted leave of absence from theUnited States House of Representatives to go on active duty to serve inWorld War II. He was assigned to theMilitary Intelligence Section of the War Department. He was transferred to theSeventy-sixth Infantry Division in April 1942 and commissioned a major in Infantry on July 17, 1942. On July 18, 1942, by Presidential directive, was ordered back to the House of Representatives. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942 to the78th United States Congress. After leaving Congress, he reentered the Army on January 4, 1943, and served two years inAustralia andNew Guinea. He was commissioned alieutenant colonel on August 27, 1944, and ordered to inactive duty August 27, 1945, as a colonel, A.I., USAR (retired).
After the war, he was the police commissioner of East Orange, New Jersey 1945-1951. He was also the public relations officer for theCelanese Corporation of America from 1945 to 1946. He resumed the practice of law and died inOrange, New Jersey in 1975. He was buried inGlendale Cemetery,Bloomfield, New Jersey.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 11th congressional district January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Succeeded by |
