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Henry F. Niedringhaus

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Henry F. Niedringhaus
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byCleveland A. Newton
Succeeded byDistrict obsolete
Personal details
BornHenry Frederick Niedringhaus
(1864-12-15)December 15, 1864
St. Louis, Missouri, US
DiedAugust 3, 1941(1941-08-03) (aged 76)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Resting placeBellefontaine Cemetery
PartyRepublican
RelationsFrederick G. Niedringhaus (uncle)
Children2
OccupationPolitician, businessman

Henry Frederick Niedringhaus (December 15, 1864 – August 3, 1941) was an American politician and businessman. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.

Early life and education

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Niedringhaus was born on December 15, 1864, in St. Louis.[1] He was the son of German immigrant Frederick William Niedringhaus,[2] and the nephew of politician Frederick G. Niedringhaus. Educated at public schools, he studied at Central Wesleyan College and Smith Academy.[1]

Career

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For 43 years, Niedringhaus was a manager for a National Enameling and Stamping Company plant[3] in Granite City, Illinois,[1] leaving the company in 1924.[4] His work for the company made him wealthy.[3]

Niedringhaus was a Republican. He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1927, to March 3, 1933, representing Missouri's 10th district. He lost the following election, with his district being consolidated into the 8th district.[1]

The 10th district leaned slightly Republican in his first two elections, but in his third election in 1930, Niedringhaus won 99.8% of the vote.[5] Politically, he was more liberal than the majority of his party, though was an ideological median compared to all of Congress.[6] During his tenure, he was a member of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.[4] He voted to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment, opposed paying bonuses to World War I veterans, and opposed the Garner-Wagner Relief Bill.[2]

After serving in Congress, Niedringhaus retired from work and remained in St. Louis.[1]

Personal life and death

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In 1889, Niedringhaus married Cora Boucher,[2] who died in 1916. In 1928 or 1930, he married Ariel L. Cargo.[4][7] He had two children.[4] He was a Freemason,[7] being Potentate of the Shriners in 1916. He was also president of the Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis.[8] He died on August 3, 1941, aged 76, in St. Louis, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Niedringhaus, Henry Frederick". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "H. F. Niedringhaus Dies Here At 76". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 4 August 1941. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  3. 1 2 "One Of "The Niedringhi" To Be Congressman From the Tenth District". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 10 August 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "H. F. Niedringhaus Funeral Tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 4 August 1941. p. 17. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Electing the House". University of Richmond. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  6. ↑ "NIEDRINGHAUS, Henry Frederick (1864-1941)". voteview.com. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  7. 1 2 "The Political Graveyard: Niedringhaus family of St. Louis, Missouri". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  8. ↑ "Former Missouri Congressman Once a High Shrine Official". The New York Times. 1941-08-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
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