Henry Scheidemann (February 2, 1877 – June 1964) was an American politician from New York.
Life
editHe was born on February 2, 1877, in Allershausen, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia. In 1896, he emigrated to the United States, and settled in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. There he ran a grocery store.[1]
In November 1913, he was elected on the Progressive ticket, with Republican endorsement, to the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 19th D.), defeating the incumbent Democrat Jacob Schifferdecker. Scheidemann was a member of the 137th New York State Legislature in 1914. In November 1914, he ran on the Progressive ticket for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat William A. Bacher.
He died in June 1964.[2]
References
edit- ^ New York Red Book (1914; pg. 170)
- ^ "SCHEIDEMANN, HENRY" at Social Security Info
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