Friedel, Samuel N. (Samuel Nathaniel), 1898-1979

<p>Samuel Nathaniel Friedel (April 18, 1898 – March 21, 1979), a Democrat, was a U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1971.</p>

<p>Born in Washington, D.C., to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Friedel moved with his family to Baltimore, Maryland, when he was six months old and attended the public schools in Baltimore and Strayer Business College. He worked as a mailing clerk in a Baltimore store from 1919 to 1923.</p>

<p>In 1926, Friedel founded the Industrial Loan Co., serving as president until 1956. Friedel served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1935 to 1939 and served as a member of the city council of Baltimore from 1939 to 1952, representing the first and later the fifth district. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1964 and 1968.</p>

<p>Friedel was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1953 until January 3, 1971. While in congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on House Administration (Ninetieth and Ninety-first Congresses), the Joint Committee on the Library (Ninety-first Congress) and the Joint Committee on Printing (Ninety-first Congress). Friedel did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress.</p>

<p>Friedel died in Towson, Maryland and is buried in the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery in Baltimore.</p>

FRIEDEL, Samuel Nathaniel, a Representative from Maryland; born in Washington, D.C., April 18, 1898; moved with his family to Baltimore, Md., when six months of age; attended the public schools and Strayer Business College; mailing clerk in a Baltimore store 1919-1923; founder and president of Industrial Loan Co., 1926-1956; member of the State house of delegates 1935-1939; member of the city council of Baltimore, 1939-1952, representing the first and later the fifth district; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1964 and 1968; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1971); chairman, Committee on House Administration (Ninetieth and Ninety-first Congresses), Joint Committee on the Library (Ninety-first Congress), Joint Committee on Printing (Ninety-first Congress); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress; died in Towson, Md., March 21, 1979; interment in the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 09/15/1970 MD District 7 - D Primary Lost 35.16% (-0.06%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1968 MD District 7 Won 79.62% (+59.24%)</li>
<li> 09/10/1968 MD District 7 - D Primary Won 49.27% (+13.01%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1966 MD District 7 Won 75.98% (+51.97%)</li>
<li> 09/13/1966 MD District 7 - D Primary Won 58.96% (+23.63%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1964 MD District 7 Won 79.49% (+58.99%)</li>
<li> 05/19/1964 MD District 7 - D Primary Won 88.85% (+77.71%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1962 MD District 7 Won 70.01% (+40.02%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1960 MD District 7 Won 64.53% (+29.06%)</li>
<li> 05/17/1960 MD District 7 - D Primary Won 56.48% (+20.38%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1958 MD District 7 Won 73.55% (+47.10%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1956 MD District 7 Won 59.03% (+18.05%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1954 MD District 7 Won 54.54% (+9.08%)</li>
<li> 06/28/1954 MD District 7 - D Primary Won 68.19% (+36.39%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1952 MD District 7 Won 51.36% (+2.72%)</li>
<li> 05/05/1952 MD District 7 - D Primary Won 35.80% (+17.59%)</li>
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