George Franklin Brumm | |
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Frontispiece of 1935'sGeorge F. Brumm, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – May 29, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Cyrus M. Palmer |
| Succeeded by | James H. Gildea |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Fred B. Gernerd |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus M. Palmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1878-01-24)January 24, 1878 |
| Died | May 29, 1934(1934-05-29) (aged 56) |
| Political party | Republican |
George Franklin Brumm (January 24, 1878 – May 29, 1934) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
George F. Brumm was born in 1878 inMinersville, Pennsylvania.[1] His father was CongressmanCharles N. Brumm. He graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1901, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1907. He served in a Pennsylvania National Guard engineer unit on the Mexican border in 1916. He was the election commissioner forTexas in 1918 to take the vote of servicemen at cantonments, and an attorney for the conscription board duringWorld War I. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the nomination to Congress in 1918 and 1920.
Brumm was elected as a Republican to theSixty-eighth and to the succeeding Congress. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy during theSixty-ninth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926. He was again elected to theSeventy-first and to the two succeeding Congresses. He died in office inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, and was buried inCharles Baber Cemetery inPottsville, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1923–1927 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1929–1934 | Succeeded by |