Frederick Remann
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Frederick Remann was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Vandalia, Illinois
, Remann attended the common schools of Vandalia and the Mifflin (Pennsylvania) Academy.
He was graduated from the Iron City Business College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, in April 1865.
During the Civil War
served as corporal in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
He again attended Mifflin Academy in 1866 and 1867 and was graduated from Illinois College at Jacksonville in 1868.
He returned to Vandalia and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as county supervisor of Fayette County and as alderman of Vandalia.
He served as delegate to numerous Republican State conventions.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1877 and 1878.
Remann was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth
Congress and served from March 4, 1895, until his death in Vandalia, Illinois
, July 14, 1895, before the convening of Congress. He was interred in South Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
Born in Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia is a city in Fayette County, Illinois, United States, northeast of St. Louis, on the Kaskaskia River. From 1819 to 1839 it served as the state capital of Illinois. Vandalia was the western terminus of the National Road. Today it is the county seat of Fayette County and the home of the...
, Remann attended the common schools of Vandalia and the Mifflin (Pennsylvania) Academy.
He was graduated from the Iron City Business College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, in April 1865.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
served as corporal in Company E, One Hundred and Forty-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
He again attended Mifflin Academy in 1866 and 1867 and was graduated from Illinois College at Jacksonville in 1868.
He returned to Vandalia and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served as county supervisor of Fayette County and as alderman of Vandalia.
He served as delegate to numerous Republican State conventions.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1877 and 1878.
Remann was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
Congress and served from March 4, 1895, until his death in Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia is a city in Fayette County, Illinois, United States, northeast of St. Louis, on the Kaskaskia River. From 1819 to 1839 it served as the state capital of Illinois. Vandalia was the western terminus of the National Road. Today it is the county seat of Fayette County and the home of the...
, July 14, 1895, before the convening of Congress. He was interred in South Hill Cemetery.