Frederick H. Dominick

Frederick H. Dominick
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	Wyatt Aiken
Succeeded by	John C. Taylor
Member of theSouth Carolina House of RepresentativesfromNewberry County
In office January 8, 1901 – February 22, 1902
Personal details
Born	February 20, 1877 Peak, South Carolina
Died	March 11, 1960(1960-03-11)(aged 83) Newberry, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Newberry College University of Virginia
Profession	Attorney

Frederick Haskell Dominick,(February 20, 1877 – March 11, 1960) was elected to theU.S. House of RepresentativesforSouth Carolina's 3rd congressional district.He served for eight terms from 1917 to 1933.

Biography

He was born inPeakinNewberry County, South Carolinaon February 20, 1877. He attended the public schools ofColumbia, South Carolina,Newberry College,South Carolina CollegeinColumbiaand thelaw schoolof theUniversity of VirginiainCharlottesville.He was admitted to theSouth Carolinabarin 1898 and commenced practice inNewberry, South Carolina.He was a member of theSouth Carolina House of Representativesfrom 1901 to 1902. He was a chairman of theDemocratic Partycounty committee from 1906 to 1914. He served as an assistantattorney generalof South Carolina from 1913 to 1916. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventionsin 1920 and 1924. He was elected to the Sixty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917 to March 3, 1933). On April 5, 1917, he was one of 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany, the only person in Congress from South Carolina to so vote. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932. In Congress, he was one of the managers appointed by theUnited States House of Representativesin 1926 to conduct theimpeachmentproceedings againstGeorge W. English,who was a judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.During the Second World War, he served as an assistant to theUnited States Attorney Generalof the Department of Justice inWashington, D.C.He practiced law in Newberry, South Carolina until his death there March 11, 1960. He was interred in Rosemont Cemetery.

External links

• Congressional biography