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John D. Fredericks | |
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 Portrait byFred Hartsookc. 1920s | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's10th district | |
| In office May 1, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Z. Osborne |
| Succeeded by | Joe Crail |
| 26thLos Angeles County District Attorney | |
| In office 1903–1915 | |
| Preceded by | James C. Rives |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Woolwine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Donnan Fredericks (1869-09-10)September 10, 1869 |
| Died | August 26, 1945(1945-08-26) (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park inGlendale, California |
| Political party | Republican |
John Donnan Fredericks (September 10, 1869 – August 26, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician fromLos Angeles,California, who served two terms as aU.S. Representative from 1923 to 1927. AsDistrict Attorney ofLos Angeles County (1903-1915) he successfully prosecuted the McNamara brothers for their 1910bombing of theLos Angeles Times building.
Born inBurgettstown, Pennsylvania, Fredericks attended the public schools and Washington and Jefferson College,Washington, Pennsylvania.[1] He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1896, and commenced practice in Los Angeles.
Fredericks served as an adjutant in theSeventh Regiment, California Volunteer Infantry, during theSpanish–American War in 1898.[1]
He was elected district attorney of Los Angeles County in 1902 and re-elected in 1906 and 1910, serving from 1903 to 1915. During his tenure as district attorney, he gained national attention for the successful prosecution of the McNamara brothers for theirbombing of theLos Angeles Times building on October 1, 1910.[2]Clarence Darrow was the chief attorney for the defense.
Fredericks was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of California in1914 against popular incumbentHiram W. Johnson, who had been elected under the Republican Party banner four years earlier but now ran under the short-livedProgressive Party ofTheodore Roosevelt.[1] In 1922, Fredericks was elected president of theLos Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and served a one-year term.
Fredericks was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-eighth Congress on May 1, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofHenry Z. Osborne. He was elected in 1924 to a full term in theSixty-ninth Congress, but did not seek renomination in 1926. His congressional career ended March 3, 1927.
In 1915, after leaving office as Los Angeles County district attorney, Fredericks founded the law firm of Fredericks and Hanna. The firm is still in existence and is now known as Hanna and Morton LLP.[3]
Fredericks died of a heart attack on August 26, 1945. He was interred inForest Lawn Memorial Park inGlendale, California.[1]
Republican John D. Fredericks won the special election to replace fellow RepublicanHenry Z. Osborne, who died in office.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John D. Fredericks | 28,084 | 36.16 | |
| Republican | Henry Z. Osborne Jr. | 18,103 | 23.31 | |
| Democratic | Lloy Galphin | 13,748 | 17.70 | |
| Republican | Alfred L. Bartlett | 8,857 | 11.40 | |
| Republican | Frank A. McDonald | 5,884 | 7.58 | |
| Prohibition | John C. Bell | 1,875 | 2.41 | |
| Independent | Upton Sinclair | 1,113 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 77,664 | 100 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John D. Fredericks (Incumbent) | 133,780 | 62.3 | |
| Democratic | Robert W. Richardson | 80,870 | 37.7 | |
| Total votes | 214,650 | 100.0 | ||
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| Republicanhold | ||||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 10th congressional district 1923–1927 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee for Governor ofCalifornia 1914 | Succeeded by |
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