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John Miller Baer

Republican Representative of North Dakota's 1st district

  • Representative

    North Dakota, district 1

    August 10, 1917 - March 3, 1919

  • Representative

    North Dakota, district 1

    May 19, 1919 - March 3, 1921

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

March 29, 1886 (83 years old)

Birthday

February 18, 1970

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative from North Dakota from 1917 to 1921.
  • Elected to fill a vacancy in the Sixty-fifth Congress and reelected for the Sixty-sixth Congress.
  • Chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture during his tenure.
  • Worked as a civil engineer and engaged in agricultural pursuits before entering politics.
  • Served as Postmaster of Beach, North Dakota.
  • Had a background in journalism and cartooning, contributing to various newspapers.
  • Involved with the Nonpartisan League, a political organization focused on agrarian issues.
  • Unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 1920, after which he returned to cartooning and journalism.
  • Passed away in Washington, D.C., and was interred in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Maryland.