Ferdinand Brucker Explained

Ferdinand Brucker
State:Michigan
District:8th
Party:Democrat
Term Start:March 4, 1897
Term End:March 3, 1899
Preceded:William S. Linton
Succeeded:Joseph W. Fordney
Birth Date:January 8, 1858
Birth Place:Bridgeport, Michigan, US
Death Date:March 3, 1904 (aged 46)
Death Place:Saginaw, Michigan, US
Restingplace:Oak Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport
Alma Mater:University of Michigan Law School
Occupation:Lawyer

Ferdinand Brucker (January 8, 1858 – March 3, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899.

Early life and education

Brucker was born in Bridgeport, Michigan, where he attended the common schools. He was a member of the State militia 1878-1881. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1881, was admitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice in Saginaw.

Political career

He was an alderman of East Saginaw, 1882–1884, a judge of the probate court of Saginaw County, 1888–1896, and a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention.

Congress

Brucker was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 55th Congress, serving from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898, losing to Joseph W. Fordney.

Death

After leaving Congress, Ferdinand Brucker resumed the practice of law.

He died in Saginaw, and is interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport. His son, Wilber M. Brucker, later served as Governor of Michigan from 1931 to 1932.

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