Herman Eberharter | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – September 9, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore L. Moritz |
| Succeeded by | William S. Moorhead |
| Constituency | 32nd district (1937–1943) 31st district (1943–1945) 32nd district (1945–1953) 28th district (1953–1958) |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1935–1936 | |
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| Born | (1892-04-29)April 29, 1892 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1958(1958-09-09) (aged 66) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Herman Peter Eberharter (April 29, 1892 – September 9, 1958) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Eberharter was born inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his father was an immigrant fromAustria and his maternal grandparents wereGerman immigrants.[1] During theFirst World War, he served in theUnited States Army as aprivate in the20th Infantry Regiment and was commissioned as asecond lieutenant. He continued to serve in the military as a member of theOfficers' Reserve Corps, and attained the rank ofmajor. He graduated fromDuquesne University Law School in 1925 and became an attorney in Pittsburgh. He became a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1935 and 1936.
He was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1937, until his death inArlington, Virginia. He was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Pittsburgh
In 1945, Ebeharter introduced the legislation that gave official Congressional approval of thePledge of Allegiance.[2] Beginning with the78th United States Congress, he sat as a member of theUnited States House Committee on Ways and Means.[3]
Eberharter was a member of theDies Committee, which received the "Yellow Report" alleging Japanese-American espionage during World War II based on cultural traits such as Buddhist faith and a high proportion of fishermen among the population. Eberharter was the only member of the committee to openly express opposition towartime internment of Japanese Americans.[4]
A confidential 1943 analysis of theHouse Foreign Affairs Committee byIsaiah Berlin for the BritishForeign Office described Eberharter as[5]
ANew Dealer from Pittsburg [sic] of Austrian origin; internationalist-minded, and perhaps inclined to go slightly faster and further than the Administration. His position is well indicated by the fact that recently he urged that in the renewal ofLend-Lease there should be no implication in the wording that repayment is expected from the recipients. A Catholic; age 50; interested in theAustrian Legion.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 32nd congressional district 1937–1943 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 31st congressional district 1943–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 32nd congressional district 1945–1953 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1953–1958 | Succeeded by |
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