Frederick Steiwer
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United States Senator from Oregon |
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In office March 4, 1927 – January 31, 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Stanfield |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Reames |
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In office 1917–1918 |
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| Constituency | Umatilla County |
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| Born |
October 13, 1883 Jefferson, Oregon |
| Died | February 3, 1939 (aged 55) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Freida Roesch Steiwer (1884–1982) (m.1911–1939, his death) |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Parents | John Frederick Steiwer (1856–1950) Ada Eugenie May Steiwer (1857–1909) |
| Alma mater |
Oregon Agricultural College B.S., 1902 University of Oregon B.A., 1906 |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank |
 First lieutenant
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| Unit | 65th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Frederick Steiwer (October 13, 1883 – February 3, 1939) was an American politician and lawyer in the state of Oregon.
A native of the state, he was county district attorney and member of the Oregon State Senate from eastern Oregon and a veteran of World War I. A Republican, he was elected to the United States Senate and served from 1927 to 1938. Twice a candidate for the Republican nomination to the Presidency, he delivered the keynote address during the 1936 Republican National Convention.
Born in Oregon on a farm near Jefferson in Marion County, Steiwer's parents were John F. and Ada (née May) Steiwer. He received his education in the local public schools, and entered Oregon State Agricultural College (now Oregon State University) at Corvallis at age 15 in 1898 and graduated four years later with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. Steiwer then attended the University of Oregon in Eugene where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1906 before attending the school's law school, then located in Portland.
In 1908, he was admitted to the Oregon State Bar and began practicing law for the Portland firm Snow & McCamant, where he had already been employed. In March 1909, he left the firm and moved to eastern Oregon where he formed a partnership with G. W. Phelps in Pendleton. A member of the Masons and a farmer, he also joined the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.
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