Lansdale Ghiselin SASSCER, Sr. b. 30 SEP 1893 Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co., Maryland d. 5 NOV 1964 Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co., Maryland

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Suffix	Sr.
Birth	30 Sep 1893	Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Gender	Male
Occupation	lawyer, politician
Died	5 Nov 1964	Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Buried	Trinity Episcopal Church, Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co., Maryland
Age	71 years
Person ID	I10234	Pitards and Lansdales
Last Modified	27 Apr 2006

Father	Frederick SASSCER, Jr., b. 1856, d. 1929 (73 years)
Mother	Lucy CLAGETT, d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F5113	Group Sheet

Family Agnes GOFFREN, b. 1893

Children

>	1. Living,

Family ID F7142 Group Sheet

Notes

He served as President of the Maryland Senate in the 1930s, and in the House of Representatives in the 1940s.

His portrait is owned by the State of Maryland:
Artist: R. Mcgill Mackall, 1889 - ?
Date of Work: 1947
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 111.1cm x 86.3cm (43 3/4" x 34"), Accurate
Acquisition Date: 1947
Ref. MD120067

From Wikipedia, Dec. 2005:

"Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (September 30, 1893 – November 5, 1964) represented the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for seven terms from 1939–1953.
Sasscer was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and graduated from Dickinson Law School of Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Upper Marlboro. During World War I, he served from 1917 to 1919, being overseas for thirteen months as a first lieutenant in the Fifty-ninth Artillery of the United States Army.
After the War, Sasscer resumed the practice of law, and served as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1922 to 1938, serving as president of the senate in 1935 and 1937. He was delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924 and 1936, and vice chairman of the committee on reorganization of the State government in 1939.
Sasscer was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen Gambrill, serving from February 3, 1939, to January 3, 1953. Sasscer chose not to run for re-election in 1952, and instead attempted to win election to the United States Senate seat being vacated by Herbert O'Conor, but was not nominated by his party. Afterwards, he resumed the practice of law, and was a resident of Upper Marlboro until his death there in 1964. He is interred in Trinity Cemetery."

References available in:
1. Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. Biographies begin on page 487. [BiDrAC]
2. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989. The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States from the first through the one hundredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive. Bicentennial Edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. Biographies begin on page 507. [BiDrUSC]
3. Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 7: September, 1964-August, 1967. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1968. [BioIn 7]
4. Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Volume 4, 1961-1968. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1968. [WhAm 4]

Sources
[S382] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-2005, U.S. Government, (U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005), 1864.

Lansdale Ghiselin SASSCER, Sr.[1] 1893 - 1964

Lansdale Ghiselin SASSCER, Sr.^[1]
1893 - 1964