Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (December 8, 1874 – March 29, 1945) was an American businessman and

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politician who represented

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in the

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for five terms from 1925 to 1935.

Early life and career

Auf der Heide was born in

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on December 8, 1874 and attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to

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in 1887, where he later was engaged in the real estate business.

Political career

He was a member of the town council from 1899–1902, and was a member and president of the board of education of the

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in 1903-04. Auf der Heide was a member of the

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from 1908-11. He served on the board of assessors of West New York in 1912 and 1913 and was Mayor of West New York, New Jersey from 1914-17. He was elected as a member and subsequently a director of the

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, serving in office from 1915-24.

Congress

Auf der Heide was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1925 until January 3, 1935. In redistricting following the

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, he was shifted to the newly created 14th congressional district. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress.

Death

After leaving Congress, he resumed the real estate and insurance business. He died in

on March 29, 1945, aged 70, and was interred in

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