Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
| Fred A. Hartley Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th and 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Paul J. Moore and Frederick R. Lehlbach |
| Succeeded by | George N. Seger and Peter W. Rodino Jr. |
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February 22, 1902 Harrison, New Jersey |
| Died | May 11, 1969 (aged 67) Linwood, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hazel Lorraine Roemer |
| Children | Al Hartley, Jack Hartley, Lorraine Hermann |
Fred Allan Hartley Jr. (February 22, 1902 – May 11, 1969) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. Hartley served ten terms in the United States House of Representatives where he represented the New Jersey's 8th and New Jersey's 10th congressional districts. He is by far best known for being the House of Representatives sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947.
Hartley was born in Harrison, New Jersey on February 22, 1902. After going through the Harrison public schools and Rutgers Preparatory School for high school, Hartley went on to attend Rutgers University. Following his studies in 1923, he successfully ran for the position of library commissioner for Kearny, New Jersey. After holding that position for two years, Hartley was named as the police and fire commissioner for Kearny, a position he held until 1928. In that same year, he was nominated as a Republican to run for the United States House of Representatives seat for New Jersey's 8th congressional district. Hartley defeated the incumbent Paul J. Moore in a close election on November 6, 1928. The final vote count in the election was 64,915 votes for Hartley and 64,594 for Moore, making the margin of defeat a slim 0.2%.
Hartley was sworn in at age twenty-seven as the youngest member of the 71st United States Congress on March 4, 1929. Hartley was again challenged by Paul J. Moore in the 1930 House elections for the seat in New Jersey's 8th district. In another close race, Hartley beat out Moore, capturing 44,038 votes, or 50.4% of the vote, in comparison to 43,195 votes (or 49.4%) of the vote for Moore.
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