Ansorge, Martin C. (Martin Charles), 1882-1967

Martin Charles Ansorge (January 1, 1882 – February 4, 1967) was an American lawyer, business executive, and politician. He notably served as U.S. Representative from New York's 21st congressional district from 1921 to 1923.

Born in Corning, New York, he attended public schools and the College of the City of New York before graduating from Columbia College and Columbia Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1906 and commenced practice in Manhattan, New York City. He mounted three unsuccessful runs for the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district in 1912, 1914, and 1916. He declined the Republican nomination for Congress in 1918. During the First World War Ansorge enlisted as a private in the United States Army. He was assigned to the Motor Transport Corps; Ansorge was stationed at Camp Meigs in what is now the Brentwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and intended to serve in France. The armistice took place before he left the country, and he was honorably discharged at the end of the war.

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