| 词条 | Fred J. Kern |
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|name = Fred J. Kern |image = FredJKern.jpg |caption = |state = Illinois |district = {{ushr|Illinois|21|21st}} |term_start = March 4, 1901 |term_end = March 3, 1903 |predecessor = William A. Rodenberg |successor = Ben F. Caldwell |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1864|9|2}} |birth_place = Millstadt, Illinois |death_date = {{Death date and age|1931|11|9|1864|9|2}} |death_place = Belleville, Illinois |party = Democratic }}Frederick John Kern (September 2, 1864 – November 9, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.[1] Early lifeKern 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 careerKern 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 lifeKern 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] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000131|title=Kern, Frederick John, (1864 - 1931)|accessdate=December 4, 2007|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|year=2007|author=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}} {{Bioguide}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox2. ^{{citation |url= https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WN-MC4 |title= United States Census, 1870 |website= FamilySearch |accessdate=March 15, 2018 }} |state=Illinois |district=21 |before=William A. Rodenberg |years=1901–1903 |after=Ben F. Caldwell}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kern, Frederick John}} 15 : 1864 births|1931 deaths|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois|People from Millstadt, Illinois|People from Belleville, Illinois|Illinois Democrats|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|Mayors of places in Illinois|Illinois State University alumni|American people of German descent|American coal miners|American schoolteachers|19th-century American newspaper editors|Editors of Illinois newspapers|Educators from Illinois |
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