Charles Gustav Binderup
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Charles Gustav Binderup was a Nebraska
Democratic politician.
Born in Horsens
, Denmark
, when he was six months old his parents immigrated to the United States
settling on a farm near Hastings, Nebraska
. He attended Grand Island
Business College and farmed near Hastings and Minden, Nebraska
. He was in the mercantile and creamery business in Minden.
He was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1939, but failed to be reelected in 1938. He ran as an Independent
for the Seventy-seventh Congress but was defeated again. He helped organize the Constitutional Money League of America in Minden. He died in Minden on August 19, 1950 and is buried in Minden Cemetery. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
Democratic politician.
Born in Horsens
Horsens
Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens municipality. The city's population is 53,807 and the Horsens municipality's population is 82,835 ....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, when he was six months old his parents immigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
settling on a farm near Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is the principal city of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Adams and Clay counties. The population was 24,907 at the 2010 census...
. He attended Grand Island
Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 48,520 at the 2010 census.Grand Island is home to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center which is the sole agency responsible for training law enforcement officers throughout the state,...
Business College and farmed near Hastings and Minden, Nebraska
Minden, Nebraska
Minden is a city in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,964 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kearney County...
. He was in the mercantile and creamery business in Minden.
He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1939, but failed to be reelected in 1938. He ran as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
for the Seventy-seventh Congress but was defeated again. He helped organize the Constitutional Money League of America in Minden. He died in Minden on August 19, 1950 and is buried in Minden Cemetery. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.