Ferdinand Brucker | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Linton |
| Succeeded by | Joseph W. Fordney |
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| Born | January 8, 1858 |
| Died | March 3, 1904 (aged 46) |
| Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Ferdinand Brucker (January 8, 1858 – March 3, 1904) was an American lawyer andpolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served one term in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899.
Brucker was born inBridgeport, Michigan, where he attended thecommon schools. He was a member of the State militia 1878-1881. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1881, was admitted to thebar the same year, and commenced practice inSaginaw.
He was an alderman ofEast Saginaw, 1882–1884, a judge of the probate court ofSaginaw County, 1888–1896, and a delegate to the1896 Democratic National Convention.
Brucker was elected as aDemocrat fromMichigan's 8th congressional district to the55th Congress, serving from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898, losing toJoseph W. Fordney.
After leaving Congress, Ferdinand Brucker resumed the practice of law.
He died in Saginaw, and is interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport. His son,Wilber M. Brucker, later served asGovernor of Michigan from 1931 to 1932.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 8th Congressional District of Michigan 1897 – 1899 | Succeeded by |
