Herman Peter Eberharter (April 29, 1892–September 9, 1958) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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Herman P. Eberharter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During the First World War, he served in the United States Army as a private in the Twentieth Infantry and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was a member of the Officers’ Reserve Corps with rank of captain. He graduated from Duquesne University Law School in Pittsburgh in 1925. He became a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1935 and 1936.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the ten succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1937, until his death in Arlington, Virginia. In 1945, Ebeharter introduced the legislation that gave official Congressional approval of the Pledge of Allegiance.[1] Beginning with the 78th United States Congress, he sat as a member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means.[2]
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| Preceded by Theodore L. Moritz |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district 1937-1943 |
Succeeded by James A. Wright |
| Preceded by Samuel A. Weiss |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district 1943-1945 |
Succeeded by James G. Fulton |
| Preceded by James A. Wright |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district 1945-1953 |
Succeeded by District Eliminated |
| Preceded by Carroll D. Kearns |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1953-1958 |
Succeeded by William S. Moorhead |