Andrew Lawrence Somers
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1925 – April 6, 1949
Preceded byCharles I. Stengle
Succeeded byEdna F. Kelly
Constituency6th district (1925–1945)
10th district (1945–1949)
Personal details
Born(1895-03-21)March 21, 1895
Brooklyn, New York City
DiedApril 6, 1949(1949-04-06) (aged 54)
Queens, New York City
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materManhattan College
New York University

Andrew Lawrence Somers (March 21, 1895 – April 6, 1949) was an American businessman, World War I veteran, and Democratic politician who served 13 terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1925 until his death in 1949.

Biography

He attended St. Teresa's Academy in Brooklyn, Brooklyn College Preparatory School, Manhattan College, and New York University in New York City. He engaged in dry color and chemical business.

Military service

During World War I, he enlisted on July 18, 1917, as a hospital apprentice, second class, in the United States Naval Reserve Force.

Subsequently, he served as an ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps and was then appointed a naval aviator on September 17, 1918. He proceeded to foreign service on September 30, 1918, and served there until honorably discharged on March 4, 1919.

In January 1942, he submitted a resolution in the House of Representatives calling on President Roosevelt to petition Great Britain "to take such action as may be necessary to permit the organization of all-Jewish military units in Palestine".[1]

Death

Somers died on April 6, 1949, at age 54.

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Zionist Army?" The New York Times, January 22, 1942.

General references

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byCharles I. Stengle Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th congressional district 1925–1945 Succeeded byJames J. Delaney Preceded byEmanuel Celler Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th congressional district 1945–1949 Succeeded byEdna F. Kelly
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