Fritz G. Lanham

Frederick Garland (Fritz) Lanham (January 3, 1880 – July 31, 1965), was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. A Democrat, Lanham was the son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, a governor of Texas and himself a member of Congress. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, he was admitted to the bar in 1909. He was elected to Congress in 1919 and served until 1947. A proponent of strong trademark protection, the Lanham Act is named after him.