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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriFrederick Gottlieb NIEDRINGHAUS
(1837-1922)
NIEDRINGHAUS, Frederick
Gottlieb, (uncle of Henry Frederick Niedringhaus), a
Representative from Missouri; born in Luebbecke, Westphalia, North
Germany, on October 21, 1837; attended the common schools; learned
the glazing, painting, and tinning trades; immigrated to the United
States in November 1855 and settled in St. Louis, Mo.; began the
stamping of tinware in 1862; invented what is called “granite
ironware” in 1874 and established an extensive business;
became interested in various other business enterprises in St.
Louis; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March
4, 1889-March 3, 1891); was not a candidate for renomination in
1890; resumed his former business pursuits; died in St. Louis, Mo.,
November 25, 1922; interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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