Golder, Benjamin Martin, 1891-1946

Benjamin Martin Golder (December 23, 1891 – December 30, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1925 to 1933.

Born at the Alliance Colony in New Jersey, he moved with his parents to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1893. He graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1913 and was admitted to the bar the following year, commencing practice in Philadelphia. Golder enlisted in the Naval Aviation Service during the First World War and was honorably discharged as ensign after the armistice. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives from 1916 to 1924.

Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1933) from Pennsylvania's 4th district, Golder was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932 and would be an unsuccessful candidate for election to the seat in 1940. Following his time in Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia until the Second World War. He was commissioned a captain in the United States Army on February 5, 1943, and served until discharged as a lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1945. Thereafter, Golder once again resumed the practice of law and also engaged in the banking business until his death in Philadelphia. He was interred in Mount Sinai Cemetery.