Frederick Reimold Lehlbach (January 31, 1876 – August 4, 1937) was an American lawyer and
politician
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. As a
Republican
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, Lehlbach served as the
U.S. representative
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New Jersey's 12th congressional district
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from 1933 to 1937. Lehlbach was also the nephew of
Herman Lehlbach
Herman Lehlbach (July 3, 1845January 11, 1904) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1885 to 1891.
He was the unc ...
, a former U.S. Representative from
New Jersey's 6th congressional district
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who served from 1885 to 1891.
Biography
Lehlbach was born in
New York City
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on January 31, 1876, and lived there until he was eight years old. At that point, he moved with his parents to
Newark, New Jersey
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Yale University
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in
Connecticut
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in 1897, and then went on to attend
New York Law School
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. He was admitted to the bar in February 1899 and he started his law practice in Newark, obtaining his first legal experience in the office of Pitney & Hardin there. He served on the city's Board of Education from 1900 to 1903, and then served in the State House of Assembly until 1905. Lehlbach then served as the clerk of the state board of equalization of taxes from April 3, 1905, until his resignation on April 14, 1908, when he was appointed to the position of assistant prosecutor of Essex County. Lehlbach continued to serve as the assistant prosecutor until April 6, 1913, when he resigned in order to restart the practice of law.
Democrat
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71st United States Congress
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. After serving 18 years as the representative of the 10th district, Lehlbach was moved to
New Jersey's 12th congressional district
New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who has served in Congress since 2015. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Rider ...
. In the 1936 House election, Lehlbach was up for re-election against Democrat Frank W. Towey, Jr. In a heated battle, Lehlbach lost his election bid by capturing 49.6% of the vote in comparison to Towey's 49.9%.
After losing the election, Lehlbach went back to practicing law in
Washington, D.C.
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, and continued to do so until his death by heart attack at the age of 61 on August 4, 1937. He was later buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Newark.