Herman P. Kopplemann Explained

Herman P. Kopplemann
State:Connecticut
Term Start1:January 3, 1945
Term End1:January 3, 1947
Predecessor1:William J. Miller
Successor1:William J. Miller
Term Start2:January 3, 1941
Term End2:January 3, 1943
Predecessor2:William J. Miller
Successor2:William J. Miller
Term Start3:March 4, 1933
Term End3:January 3, 1939
Predecessor3:Augustine Lonergan
Successor3:William J. Miller
Birth Date:1 May 1880
Birth Place:Odessa, Ukraine
Death Place:Hartford, Connecticut
Party:Democratic

Herman Paul Kopplemann (May 1, 1880  - August 11, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Biography

Born in Odessa, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), Kopplemann immigrated to the United States in 1882 with his parents, who settled in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the grade and high schools. He engaged as publishers' agent for newspapers and magazines in 1894. He served as member of the Hartford city council 1904 - 1912, serving as president in 1911. He served in the State senate 1917 - 1920.

Kopplemann was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933  - January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. Kopplemann was elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress (January 3, 1941  - January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.

Kopplemann was elected to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945  - January 3, 1947). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress. He served as chairman of State Water Commission and Metropolitan District Commission. He died in Hartford on August 11, 1957, and was interred in Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery, Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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