Frederick A. Britten | |
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 Britten (c. 1910–1915) | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Lynden Evans |
| Succeeded by | James McAndrews |
| Member of theChicago City Council from the 23rd ward | |
| In office 1908–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Mathias J. Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | John Kjellander |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Albert Britten (1871-11-18)November 18, 1871 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1946(1946-05-04) (aged 74) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Heald's Business College |
Frederick Albert Britten (November 18, 1871 – May 4, 1946) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Frederick Albert Britten was born on November 18, 1871, inChicago, Illinois.[1] Britten attendedHeald's Business College,San Francisco, California.[1]
Britten competed in anamateur boxing tournament at theWorld's Columbian Exposition in 1893. He won the Pacific Coast Championship in 1892, the Central Championship at Chicago in 1893 and the Eastern Championship at Chicago in 1894.[2]
Britten was a construction worker and a business executive before his political career began. He served as member of theChicago City Council from 1908 to 1912, representing the 23rd ward.[3] He served as member and chairman of the city civil service committee in 1909. Then he served as member of the executive committee of the American group of theInterparliamentary Union from 1923 to 1934. He also served as a delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1936.[1]
In the early 1920s, Britten issued resolution condemning France for the "Black Horror on the Rhine", and which called the Senegalese "semi-civilized, useless and oft-times brutal defamers of women".[4]: 488–489
Britten was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-third and to the ten succeeding Congresses (1913–1935). On April 5, 1917, he was one of the 50 representatives who voted against declaring war onGermany. He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs from 1928 to 1931 (Seventieth andSeventy-first Congress). Britten worked to repeal theEighteenth Amendment. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theSeventy-fourth Congress in 1934.[1][2]
In 1938, he worked on an importing and exporting business in Chicago.[2]
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Britten married Alma Hand ofWeiser, Idaho on March 4, 1907.[2][5]
While serving in congress, Britten and his family took up residence at theEmma S. Fitzhugh House at 2253 R Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., and continued residing there even after retiring from politics in 1935. Britten then bought the house from Emma S. Fitzhugh on June 19, 1941 and eventually sold the house toJoaquín M. Elizalde, the first ambassador of the Philippines to the United States on October 14, 1946. The house then became the official residence of Philippine ambassadors to the United States.
Britten died on May 4, 1946, atWalter Reed Hospital inBethesda, Maryland.[1][2] He was interred inAbbey Mausoleum inArlington County, Virginia. He was later reinterred in an unknown location.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 9th congressional district 1913 – 1935 | Succeeded by |
Chairs of theUnited States House Committee on Armed Services | ||
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| Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947) |  | |
| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
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