Charles Frederick Pracht (October 20, 1880 – December 22, 1950) was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

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C. Frederick Pracht was born in Pitman, Pennsylvania

Pitman, Pennsylvania

Pitman is a small valley located in Schuylkill County in east central Pennsylvania, United States. The valley's economy is mainly agriculture.Pitman was once the home to a small convenience store and restaurant. Currently Schrefflers Equipment, a US Post Office with the zip code of 17964, and the...

. He was associated in the toy novelty and notions business from 1897 to 1914. He was children’s agent and investigator in the county commissioner’s office from 1915 to 1929, and served in the department of accounts under the clerk of quarters sessions in 1930 and 1931. He was personal property assessor in the board of revision department from 1932 to 1942. Pracht was member of the Republican executive ward committee since 1904, serving as chairman for twenty-five consecutive years.

Pracht was elected as a Republican to the 78th Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944.

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