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Charles Frederick Pracht (October 20, 1880 – December 22, 1950) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
C. Frederick Pracht was born inPitman, Pennsylvania on October 20, 1880.[1][a] He was active in the toy, novelty and notions business from 1897 to 1914.[1] He was children's agent and investigator in thePhiladelphia County commissioner's office from 1915 to 1929, and served in the department of accounts under the clerk of quarters sessions in 1930 and 1931.[1] He was personal property assessor in the board of revision department from 1932 to 1942.[1] Pracht was member of Philadelphia's Republican executive ward committee beginning in 1904, and served as chairman for twenty-five years.[1]
Pracht was elected as a Republican to the78th Congress (1943 to 1945), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944.[1] During his term, Pracht was a member of the Accounts, and Civil Service committees.[1]
Pracht died in Philadelphia on December 22, 1950.[2] He was interred atLawnview Memorial Park inRockledge, Pennsylvania.[2]
"Pracht, Charles Frederick 1880-1950".www.bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved25 October 2022.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1943-1945 | Succeeded by |
