Alfred F. Beiter

Alfred Florian Beiter
Alfred Florian Beiter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 41st district
	In office; January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
Preceded by	J. Francis Harter
Succeeded by	Joseph Mruk
	In office; March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	Edmund F. Cooke
Succeeded by	J. Francis Harter
Personal details
Born	July 7, 1894; Clarence, Erie County, New York
Died	March 11, 1974 (aged 79); Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Caroline A. Kibler Beiter
Alma mater	Niagara University
Profession	merchant politician

Alfred Florian Beiter (July 7, 1894 – March 11, 1974) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York. He was a Democrat.

Biography

Beiter was born the son of Nicholas I and Elizabeth E Wyman Beiter in Clarence, Erie County, New York. He attended Williamsville High School and Niagara University. He married Caroline A. Kibler on November 19, 1919.[1]

Career

After a move to Williamsville, New York, Beiter engaged in the general merchandising business from 1915 to 1929. He was a supervisor of the town of Amherst, New York, from 1930 to 1934.

Elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and the two succeeding Congresses, Beiter was U. S. Representative for the forty-first district of New York from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1939; and was chairman of the Committee on War Claims during the Seventy-fifth Congress. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress, he was assistant to the United States Secretary of the Interior in 1939 and 1940. He was then elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress and served from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1943,[2] but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.

Beiter owned and operated a hatchery and feed business in Buffalo, New York, from 1944 to 1948, and was president of the National Customs Service Association from 1949 to 1961. He finished his career as Deputy Commissioner of Customs for the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., from 1961 to 1964. He resided in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He moved to Boca Raton, Florida, upon his retirement.

Death

Beiter died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, on March 11, 1974 (age 79 years, 247 days). He is interred at Boca Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Florida.[3]

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References

"Alfred F. Beiter". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
"Alfred F. Beiter". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
"Alfred F. Beiter". Find A Grave. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

External links

United States Congress. "Alfred F. Beiter (id: B000320)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Edmund F. Cooke	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 41st congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Succeeded by J. Francis Harter
Preceded by J. Francis Harter	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 41st congressional district January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Succeeded by Joseph Mruk

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[1] "Alfred F. Beiter". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

[2] "Alfred F. Beiter". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

[3] "Alfred F. Beiter". Find A Grave. Retrieved 24 August 2013.