Benjamin M. Golder

Benjamin M. Golder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byGeorge W. Edmonds
Succeeded byGeorge W. Edmonds
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1916–1924
Personal details
Born(1891-12-23)December 23, 1891
Alliance, New Jersey
DiedDecember 30, 1946(1946-12-30) (aged 55)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School
Military service
Allegiance United States
Battles/warsWorld War I

Benjamin Martin Golder (December 23, 1891 – December 30, 1946) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fourth District.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Benjamin Golder was born in Alliance, New Jersey (near Vineland, New Jersey). He moved with his parents to Philadelphia in 1893. He graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1913.[5][6]

He enlisted in the Naval Aviation Service during World War I and was honorably discharged as ensign after the Armistice. He became a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, serving from 1916 to 1924.[7][8]

He was elected in 1924 as a Republican to the 69th Congress, and represented Pennsylvania's Fourth District.[9] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932 and for election in 1940. He resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia until the Second World War. He was commissioned a captain in the United States Army on February 5, 1943, and served until discharged as a lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1945.[10][11]

In 1930, he married Peggy Mastbaum,[12] daughter of Etta Wedell Mastbaum and Jules E. Mastbaum. Golder was the younger brother of historian Frank A. Golder (1877–1929), an academic expert on the history of Imperial Russia.[13]

He died at his home in Philadelphia on December 30, 1946, following a brief illness,[14][15][16] and was buried at that city's Mount Sinai Cemetery.[17][18][19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Benjamin M. Golder, Ex-Congressman, 54" (obituary). New York, New York: The New York Times, December 31, 1946 (subscription required).
  2. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives." Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives, retrieved online December 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives retrieved online December 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia Lawyer Dies." Wilmington, Delaware: The News Journal, December 31, 1946, p. 13 (subscription required).
  5. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
  6. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
  7. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
  8. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
  9. ^ "Philadelphia Lawyer Dies," The News Journal, December 31, 1946.
  10. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
  11. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
  12. ^ "Benjamin M. Golder Dies; Former House Member." Washington, D.C.: Evening Star, December 31, 1946, p. 7 (subscription required).
  13. ^ Terence Emmons and Bertrand M. Patenaude (eds.), "Introduction" to War, Revolution, and Peace in Russia: The Passages of Frank Golder, 1914–1927. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, 1992; pp. xi–xi.
  14. ^ "Philadelphia Lawyer Dies," The News Journal, December 31, 1946.
  15. ^ "Benjamin M. Golder Dies; Former House Member," Evening Star, December 31, 1946.
  16. ^ "Benjamin M. Golder: Former State and National Legislator Taken by Death at 54." Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: Public Opinion, December 31, 1946, p. 2 (subscription required).
  17. ^ "Benjamin M. Golder, Ex-Congressman, 54" (obituary), The New York Times, December 31, 1946.
  18. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), in "History, Art & Archives," U.S. House of Representatives.
  19. ^ "Golder, Benjamin Martin" (biography), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
1925–1933 		Succeeded by
George W. Edmonds