Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer | |
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 Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's 5th district | |
| In office February 3, 1939[1] – January 3, 1953[1] | |
| Preceded by | Stephen W. Gambrill[2] |
| Succeeded by | Frank Small, Jr.[2] |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1922–1938 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-09-30)September 30, 1893 |
| Died | November 5, 1964(1964-11-05) (aged 71) Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Agnes (Goffren) Sasscer[3] |
| Children | Agnes Lansdale "Dolly" Sasscer, Lucy Claggett Sasscer, Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, Jr.[3] |
| Residence | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Tome School, Dickinson School of Law[2] |
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (September 30, 1893 – November 5, 1964) was an American politician who served as theU.S. representative forMaryland's 5th congressional district for seven terms from 1939 to 1953. He was a member of theDemocratic Party.
Sasscer was born inUpper Marlboro, Maryland, and graduated fromDickinson School of Law inCarlisle, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Upper Marlboro. DuringWorld War I, he served from 1917 to 1919, being overseas for thirteen months as afirst lieutenant in the Fifty-ninth Artillery of theUnited States Army.[2]
After the War, Sasscer resumed the practice of law, and served as a member of theMaryland State Senate from 1922 to 1938, serving asPresident of the Senate in 1935 and 1937. He was delegate to the1924 and 1936Democratic National Conventions, and vice chairman of the committee on reorganization of the State government in 1939.
Sasscer was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress to fill the vacancy left open as a result of the death ofStephen Gambrill, serving from February 3, 1939, to January 3, 1953.[1] Sasscer chose not to run for re-election in 1952, and instead attempted to win election to theUnited States Senate seat being vacated byHerbert O'Conor, but lost the nomination toGeorge P. Mahoney. Afterwards, he resumed the practice of law inUpper Marlboro, Maryland.[4]
Sasscer's family has lived in Upper Marlboro since the 1760s.[5]
Sasscer married Agnes Goffren in 1919 and had three children, Agnes Lansdale "Dolly" Sasscer, Lucy Claggett Sasscer andLansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, Jr.[3]
Sasscer was a resident of Upper Marlboro until his death there in 1964.[4] He is interred in Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.[4]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of the Maryland State Senate 1935–1937 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Representative of the Fifth Congressional District of Maryland 1939–1953 | Succeeded by |
