Fritz G. Lanham
U.S. Congressperson
1880 – 1965
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Who was Fritz G. Lanham?
Frederick Garland "Fritz" Lanham was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. A Democrat, Lanham was the son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, a governor of Texas and himself a member of Congress. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in 1900, he was admitted to the bar in 1909. He was elected to Congress in 1919 and served until 1947. Representative Lanham was a proponent of strong trademark protection; the Lanham Act is named for him.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1880
Weatherford - Also known as
- Fritz Lanham
- Profession
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- Lived in
- Weatherford
- Died
- Jul 31, 1965
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on July 23, 2013
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