US Congressman. He was professor of history in Philadelphia high schools when he was admitted to the bar and commenced law practice in Ambler, Pennsylvania in 1929. In 1933 he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-third Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until his death in a private plane crash. The Navy destroyer USS J. William Ditter (DM-31) was named in his honor.
US Congressman. He was professor of history in Philadelphia high schools when he was admitted to the bar and commenced law practice in Ambler, Pennsylvania in 1929. In 1933 he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-third Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving until his death in a private plane crash. The Navy destroyer USS J. William Ditter (DM-31) was named in his honor.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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