Herman P. Eberharter

Herman Peter Eberharter (April 29, 1892 – September 9, 1958) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Herman Eberharter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 28th district
In office
January 3, 1953 – September 9, 1958
Preceded byCarroll D. Kearns
Succeeded byWilliam S. Moorhead
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 32nd district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byJames A. Wright
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
In office
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943
Preceded byTheodore L. Moritz
Succeeded byJames A. Wright
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 31st district
In office
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Preceded bySamuel A. Weiss
Succeeded byJames G. Fulton
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1935–1936
Personal details
Born(1892-04-29)April 29, 1892
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 9, 1958(1958-09-09) (aged 66)
Arlington, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Eberharter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; his father was an immigrant from Austria and his maternal grandparents were German immigrants.[1] During the First World War, he served in the United States Army as a private in the 20th Infantry Regiment and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He continued to serve in the military as a member of the Officers' Reserve Corps, and attained the rank of major. He graduated from Duquesne University Law School in 1925 and became an attorney in Pittsburgh. He became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1935 and 1936.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1937, until his death in Arlington, Virginia. He was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Pittsburgh

In 1945, Ebeharter introduced the legislation that gave official Congressional approval of the Pledge of Allegiance.[2] Beginning with the 78th United States Congress, he sat as a member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.[3]

Eberharter was a member of the Dies Committee, which received the "Yellow Report" alleging Japanese-American espionage during World War II based on cultural traits such as Buddhist faith and a high proportion of fishermen among the population. Eberharter was the only member of the committee to openly express opposition to wartime internment of Japanese Americans.[4]

A confidential 1943 analysis of the House Foreign Affairs Committee by Isaiah Berlin for the British Foreign Office described Eberharter as[5]

A New Dealer from Pittsburg [sic] of Austrian origin; internationalist-minded, and perhaps inclined to go slightly faster and further than the Administration. His position is well indicated by the fact that recently he urged that in the renewal of Lend-Lease there should be no implication in the wording that repayment is expected from the recipients. A Catholic; age 50; interested in the Austrian Legion.

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See also

References
  • United States Congress. "Herman P. Eberharter (id: E000029)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-07-02
  1. "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch, retrieved March 26, 2018
  2. University of Rochester - Francis Bellamy
  3. House Ways and Means Committee
  4. Myer, Dillon S. Uprooted Americans. Tucson: U of Arizona P, 1971. p. 19.
  5. Hachey, Thomas E. (Winter 1973–1974). "American Profiles on Capitol Hill: A Confidential Study for the British Foreign Office in 1943" (PDF). Wisconsin Magazine of History. 57 (2): 141–153. JSTOR 4634869. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-21.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Theodore L. Moritz		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district
1937–1943		 Succeeded by
James A. Wright
Preceded by
Samuel A. Weiss		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district
1943–1945		 Succeeded by
James G. Fulton
Preceded by
James A. Wright		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district
1945–1953		 Succeeded by
District Eliminated
Preceded by
Carroll D. Kearns		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district
1953–1958		 Succeeded by
William S. Moorhead
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