Fred Schwengel
| Fred Schwengel | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | John R. Schmidhauser |
| Succeeded by | Edward Mezvinsky |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas E. Martin |
| Succeeded by | John R. Schmidhauser |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
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In office 1945–1955 |
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Frederick Delbert Schwengel May 28, 1906 Sheffield, Iowa |
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April 1, 1993 (aged 86) Arlington County, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Sheffield, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Northeast Missouri Teachers College, University of Iowa |
Frederick Delbert "Fred" Schwengel (May 28, 1906 – April 1, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from southeastern Iowa.
Born on a farm near Sheffield, Iowa, Schwengel attended the rural schools in West Fork Township and high schools in Chapin and Sheffield. He graduated from Northeast Missouri Teachers College at Kirksville, Missouri in 1930 where he was an undergraduate member of Phi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity, and attended graduate school at the University of Iowa in Iowa City from 1933 to 1935.
To this day, Truman State University displays a collection of Schwengel's personal collection of Abraham Lincoln historical artifacts that were donated by Schwengel's wife, Ethel, after his death in 1993.
Schwengel had founded the United States Capitol Historical Society in 1962, and continued to serve as its president after his defeat, until 1993. Early in his career, he served as national president of Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity. He also was a founder and president of the Republican Heritage Foundation. He also served as the President of the Iowa Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the National Civil War Centennial Commission and the Joint Sessions of Congress for the Lincoln Sesquicentennial.
He served in the Missouri National Guard from 1929 to 1936.
He served as athletic coach and instructor of history and political science in public schools of Shelbina, Missouri and Kirksville, Missouri from 1930 to 1937. He engaged in the insurance business in Davenport, Iowa from 1937 to 1954.
Schwengel was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1944, serving five consecutive terms, from 1945 to 1955. He also served as member of the Iowa Development Commission from 1949 to 1955.
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