US Congressman. He was attending Columbia University in New York City, New York, when the United States entered World War I in 1917. He enlisted in the United States Army and was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Force. He was deployed to France with his regiment, and saw service in there from 1917 until the end of the war. When he returned, he graduated from Columbia in 1918, and then the Columbia Law School in 1922. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1923, and would go on to service as Assistant District Attorney of the Southern District of New York. After being involved in politics as a member of the Republican New York State Conventions, he was elected to the New York State Senate, serving there from 1939 to 1946. He was then elected as a Republican to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving seven terms from 1947 to 1959. He declined to run for an eighth term, and returned to his New York City law practice. In 1965 he was the chairman for conservative “National Review” editor William F. Buckley Jr.’s unsuccessful bid for New York City Mayor. Frederic Coudert retired from his law practice soon after and passed away in 1972. His great-grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Tracy Jr, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War, and served as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administration of President Benjamin Harrison.

US Congressman. He was attending Columbia University in New York City, New York, when the United States entered World War I in 1917. He enlisted in the United States Army and was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Force. He was deployed to France with his regiment, and saw service in there from 1917 until the end of the war. When he returned, he graduated from Columbia in 1918, and then the Columbia Law School in 1922. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1923, and would go on to service as Assistant District Attorney of the Southern District of New York. After being involved in politics as a member of the Republican New York State Conventions, he was elected to the New York State Senate, serving there from 1939 to 1946. He was then elected as a Republican to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving seven terms from 1947 to 1959. He declined to run for an eighth term, and returned to his New York City law practice. In 1965 he was the chairman for conservative “National Review” editor William F. Buckley Jr.’s unsuccessful bid for New York City Mayor. Frederic Coudert retired from his law practice soon after and passed away in 1972. His great-grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Tracy Jr, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War, and served as United States Secretary of the Navy in the administration of President Benjamin Harrison.

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