Weideman, Carl May, 1898-1972. - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)

Detroit, Michigan trial attorney, Democratic Congressman, 1933-1935, and Wayne County Circuit Court Judge.

From the description of Carl May Weideman papers, 1921-1972. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423629

Carl M. Weideman was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 5, 1898. He was a student at the University of Michigan from 1914 to 1916. With the outbreak of World War I, he attended the Naval Officers Training School, then enlisted in the United States Navy as an apprentice seaman. From 1918 to 1922, he was a member of the United States Naval Reserve. For much of this time, Weideman was able to continue his studies, graduating from the Detroit College of Law in 1921.

Weideman was a successful trial attorney throughout the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1932 he became politically active winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 14th Congressional District, which included Detroit's east side and the Grosse Pointes. While serving in Congress, he was a member of the Immigration and Naturalization, District of Columbia, and Un-American Activities committees. Weideman was a one-term Congressman failing to receive his party's nomination for re-election in 1934. He was elected a Wayne County Circuit Court commissioner in 1936 and served in that position until 1950 when he was appointed to the Wayne County Circuit bench by Governor G. Mennen Willliams. He retired from the bench in 1969.

Weideman was active in various professional and civic organizations. He was a long-time member of the American Turners serving as national president from 1937 to 1952. He died March 5, 1972.

From the guide to the Carl M. Weideman Papers, 1921-1972, 1932-1934, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)

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