Fred J. Kern

Frederick John Kern (September 2, 1864 – November 9, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.[1]

Fred J. Kern
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 21st district
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded byWilliam A. Rodenberg
Succeeded byBen F. Caldwell
Personal details
Born(1864-09-02)September 2, 1864
Millstadt, Illinois
DiedNovember 9, 1931(1931-11-09) (aged 67)
Belleville, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic

Early life

Kern was born on a farm near Millstadt, St. Clair County, Illinois, the son of German immigrants.[2] He attended the public schools of Millstadt, and attended Illinois State Normal University in Normal, Illinois. Kern was employed as a coal miner, and later taught at the public schools for five years. He was editor of the East St. Louis Gazette, and in 1891, became owner of the Belleville News-Democrat.[1]

Political career

Kern was elected as Chief enrolling clerk of the State senate in 1892, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress.

In 1901, Kern was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh Congress, where he served from March 4, 1901, through March 3, 1903. He served as mayor of Belleville from 1902 through 1912, and served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1904, 1908, and 1912. Kern was President of the State Board of Administration from 1913 through 1919.[1]

Later life

Kern ran for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress, but was unsuccessful, and resumed his newspaper pursuits in Belleville, Illinois. Kern died in Belleville, Illinois, on November 9, 1931. He was interred in Walnut Hill Cemetery.[1]

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References
  1. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (2007). "Kern, Frederick John, (1864 - 1931)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  2. "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch, retrieved March 15, 2018

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William A. Rodenberg		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 21st congressional district
1901–1903		 Succeeded by
Ben F. Caldwell
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