Elford Albin "Al" Cederberg (March 6, 1918 – April 17, 2006) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.
Cederberg was born to dairy farmers Albin and Helen (Olson) Cederberg in Bay City, Michigan, where he attended the public schools and at Bay City Junior College (1935-1937). Bay City is a city in the US state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron.
He entered the United States Army in April 1941, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in July 1942, became a Captain in 1943, and was assigned to the U.S. 83rd Infantry Division. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned officer Military rank in many Armed forces. The 83rd Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. He participated in the Normandy invasion, and fought in France and Germany during World War II. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was decorated with five campaign battle stars and the Bronze Star. The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service After the war, he was manager of Nelson Manufacturing Company of Bay City 1946-1952, and was mayor of Bay City from 1949 to 1953.
In 1950, Cederberg unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Roy O. Woodruff in the Republican Party primary election for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan's 10th congressional district. Roy Orchard Woodruff ( March 14, 1876 - February 12, 1953) was a politician soldier printer and dentist from the U The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Michigan's 10th congressional district is a United States Congressional district in The Thumb region of Michigan, It consists of all of Woodruff did not seek the nomination in 1952 and Cederberg won the Republican primary. He went on to win the general election to the 83rd Congress and was subsequently re-elected to the twelve succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1953, until his resignation December 31, 1978. The 'Eighty-third United States Congress' was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government composed of the United States Senate and the United Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) He became the ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee. The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978 to the 96th Congress, losing to Democrat Donald J. Albosta. The Ninety-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government composed of the United States Senate and the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Donald Joseph Albosta (born December 5 1925) is a Politician from the U
After his resignation from Congress, Cederberg lived in Alexandria, Virginia and was a consultant for United Technologies, RCA, and Grumman Aircraft. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. United Technologies Corporation (UTC ( is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut and is the 20th RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading 20th century U He moved to Florida in the late 1990s. Cederberg died of heart and kidney ailments in The Villages, Florida at the age of 88 and was interred in Elm Lawn Cemetery of Bay City. For the Memorial Villages see Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, Hunters Creek Village, Piney Point Village He is survived by two children from his first marriage, Tom Cederberg of Bay City, and Marilyn Warner of The Villages, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson. His first marriage to Arlene Munro Cederberg ended in divorce. His second wife, Marguerite "Peg" Kletchka Cederberg, whom he married in 1958, died in March 2006.
Cederberg was a member of American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Freemasons, Elks, Lions, and Odd Fellows. For other uses of American Legion see American Legion (disambiguation The American Legion was chartered by the U The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ( BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American Fraternal order and Lions Clubs International (LCI is the world's largest Secular service organization with over 44500 clubs and more than 1 There are various Orders of Odd Fellows world wide this article is about the North American organization and fellowship He was a close friend of U.S. President Gerald Ford, with whom he served alongside for many years as part of the Michigan Congressional delegation to Congress. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President
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References
- Elford Albin Cederberg at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-04-07
- Political Graveyard
- Find a Grave.com
- "E.A. 'Al' Cederberg; 13-Term Mich. Congressman, Consultant", The Washington Post, 2006-04-20, pp. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. B07. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
- Camp, Dave (May 3, 2006). Dave Camp (born July 9 1953) is a politician from the US state of Michigan, and has been a Republican member of the United Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Tribute to the Late Representative Elrod (sic) Albin Cederberg (Extensions of Remarks - May 03, 2006). Congressional Record. The Library of Congress. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
- Dingell, John (May 3, 2006). John David Dingell Jr (born in Colorado Springs Colorado, July 8, 1926) is a Democratic United States Representative from Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Paying Tribute to Elford Albin Cederberg (Extensions of Remarks - May 03, 2006). Congressional Record. The Library of Congress. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
- Kildee, Dale E. (May 3, 2006). Dale Edward Kildee (b September 16 1929, Flint Michigan) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Tribute to Congressman Al Cederberg (Extensions of Remarks - May 03, 2006). Congressional Record. The Library of Congress. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.
| Preceded by Roy O. Woodruff |
United States Representative for the 10th Congressional District of Michigan 1953 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Donald J. Albosta |
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