Frederick George Bromberg
U.S. Congressperson
1837 – 1930
Who was Frederick George Bromberg?
Frederick George Bromberg was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born in New York City, Bromberg moved with his parents to Mobile, Alabama, in February 1838. He attended the public schools and graduated from Harvard University in 1858. He then studied chemistry at Harvard from 1861–1863, and was a tutor of mathematics there from 1863-1865.
He was appointed treasurer of the city of Mobile in July 1867 by Maj. Gen. John Pope, who commanded the department, and served until January 19, 1869. He served as a member of the Alabama State Senate 1868-1872. He was appointed postmaster of Mobile in July 1869 but was removed in June 1871. He served as chairman of the Alabama delegation to the Liberal Republican Convention at Cincinnati in 1872.
Bromberg was elected as a Liberal Republican and Democratic Party fusion candidate to the Forty-third Congress, largely due to a split in the main Republican vote, defeating Philip Joseph. Bromberg only received 43.59% of the vote in the election.
He unsuccessfully ran against Jeremiah Haralson in 1874. In this race he actually got 46% of the vote, but without a three-way race he lost. He contested the results of the election before Congress but they accepted the results as valid.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1837
New York City - Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Sep 4, 1930
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on July 23, 2013
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