Carl M. Weideman
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Carl May Weideman was a naval officer, politician and jurist from the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
Weideman was born of German
ancestry in Detroit, Michigan
and attended the public schools. He also attended the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor from 1914 until the outbreak of the First World War. He attended the Naval Officers Training School at Ann Arbor and enlisted in the United States Navy
as an apprentice seaman
. He was a member of the United States Naval Reserve from 1918 to 1922. He attended the Detroit College of Law. He received his LL.B. from that institution in 1921. He had been admitted to the bar
in 1920 and commenced practice in Detroit. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions 1932-1944 and to the 1940 Democratic National Convention
.
In 1932, Weideman was elected as a Democrat
from the Michigan's newly created 14th congressional district
to the 73rd Congress
, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935 in the U.S. House. He lost in the 1934 Democratic primary election
to Louis C. Rabaut
. During his term in Congress, Weideman was a member of the McCormack-Dickstein Committee, which investigated the Business Plot
conspiracy to overthrow President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
After leaving Congress, Weideman resumed the practice of law in Detroit. He was elected circuit court commissioner of Wayne County
in 1936, 1942, and 1948, and served from January 1, 1937, to April 30, 1950. The day after leaving that office, he served as circuit judge for the third judicial circuit of Michigan until September 15, 1968.
Carl M. Weideman was a Lutheran and a member of the American Legion
, the Freemasons
, and the Odd Fellows
. He resided in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
where he died on his 74th birthday. He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Weideman was born of German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
ancestry in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
and attended the public schools. He also attended the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
at Ann Arbor from 1914 until the outbreak of the First World War. He attended the Naval Officers Training School at Ann Arbor and enlisted in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
as an apprentice seaman
Seaman
Seaman is one of the lowest ranks in a Navy. In the Commonwealth it is the lowest rank in the Navy, followed by Able Seaman and Leading Seaman, and followed by the Petty Officer ranks....
. He was a member of the United States Naval Reserve from 1918 to 1922. He attended the Detroit College of Law. He received his LL.B. from that institution in 1921. He had been admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
Bar in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas; the process of qualifying to practice law; and the legal profession.-Courtroom division:...
in 1920 and commenced practice in Detroit. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions 1932-1944 and to the 1940 Democratic National Convention
1940 Democratic National Convention
The 1940 Democratic National Convention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 15–18, 1940. The convention resulted in the re-nomination of President Franklin Roosevelt as the Democratic Party candidate for an unprecedented third term. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A...
.
In 1932, Weideman was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
from the Michigan's newly created 14th congressional district
Michigan's 14th congressional district
Michigan's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in Wayne County, Michigan, encompassing the northwest side of Detroit, the suburbs located immediately west of the city, the Downriver suburbs adjacent to the Detroit River and the enclaves of Highland Park and Hamtramck. It has...
to the 73rd Congress
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935 in the U.S. House. He lost in the 1934 Democratic primary election
Primary election
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to Louis C. Rabaut
Louis C. Rabaut
Louis Charles Rabaut was politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional district from 1935 to 1947, and from 1949 to 1961...
. During his term in Congress, Weideman was a member of the McCormack-Dickstein Committee, which investigated the Business Plot
Business Plot
The Business Plot was an alleged political conspiracy in 1933. Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler claimed that wealthy businessmen were plotting to create a fascist veterans' organization and use it in a coup d’état to overthrow United States President Franklin D...
conspiracy to overthrow President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
After leaving Congress, Weideman resumed the practice of law in Detroit. He was elected circuit court commissioner of Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan
-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
in 1936, 1942, and 1948, and served from January 1, 1937, to April 30, 1950. The day after leaving that office, he served as circuit judge for the third judicial circuit of Michigan until September 15, 1968.
Carl M. Weideman was a Lutheran and a member of the American Legion
American Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
, the Freemasons
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
, and the Odd Fellows
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows , also known as the Three Link Fraternity, is an altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization derived from the similar British Oddfellows service organizations which came into being during the 18th century, at a time when altruistic and charitable acts were...
. He resided in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Grosse Pointe Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,555 at the 2010 census. Bordering on Detroit with frontage on southern Lake Saint Clair, it is the westernmost of the noted Grosse Pointe suburbs, with the oldest overall housing stock of the five cities...
where he died on his 74th birthday. He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.