Herman P. Eberharter
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – September 9, 1958 |
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| Preceded by | Carroll D. Kearns |
| Succeeded by | William S. Moorhead |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 32nd district |
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In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | James A. Wright |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
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In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore L. Moritz |
| Succeeded by | James A. Wright |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 31st district |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel A. Weiss |
| Succeeded by | James G. Fulton |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1935–1936 |
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April 29, 1892 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 9, 1958 (aged 66) Arlington, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
Herman Peter Eberharter (April 29, 1892 – September 9, 1958) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Eberharter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During the First World War, he served in the United States Army as a private in the 20th Infantry Regiment and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He continued to serve in the military as a member of the Officers’ Reserve Corps, and attained the rank of major. He graduated from Duquesne University Law School in 1925 and became an attorney in Pittsburgh. He became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1935 and 1936.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1937, until his death in Arlington, Virginia. he was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Pittsburgh
In 1945, Ebeharter introduced the legislation that gave official Congressional approval of the Pledge of Allegiance. Beginning with the 78th United States Congress, he sat as a member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.
Eberharter was a member of the Dies Committee, which received the "Yellow Report" alleging Japanese-American espionage during World War II based on cultural traits such as Buddhist faith and a high proportion of fishermen among the population. Eberharter was the only member of the committee to openly express opposition to wartime internment of Japanese Americans.
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