Bernard Braskamp
Bernard Braskamp | |
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The Rev. Bernard Braskamp | |
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Born | February 18, 1887 Alton, Ohio |
Died | February 22, 1966(1966-02-22) (aged 79) Washington, DC |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
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Ordination | Presbyterian, 1911 (Ordained in Brooklyn) |
Previous post | 56th Chaplain, United States House of Representatives |
Bernard Braskamp (February 18, 1887 – February 22, 1966) was a Presbyterian minister who served as the 56th Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, from 1950 until his death in 1966.
Life and works
Braskamp, a Presbyterian minister, served as the 56th House Chaplain, January 3, 1950, until the time of his death in 1966.[1] He was preceded by the Rev. James Shera Montgomery, a Methodist, and succeeded by the Rev. Edward G. Latch, also a Methodist.[1]
Braskamp graduated from the University of Michigan in 1908 and the Theological School in Princeton, New Jersey in 1911.[2] He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1911, beginning his ministry as Assistant Minister at the Church of the Covenant (which later became known as the National Presbyterian Church).[2][3]
In 1955, he served on the advisory committee that helped create the U.S. Capitol Congressional Prayer Room.[4]
During his time working with the House of Representatives, Braskamp's many prayers included the one that opened the session that passed the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964[5] The NY Times reported that "The air of a great occasion hung over the chamber from the moment that Chaplain Bernard Braskamp began his prayer with the quotation from Leviticus engraved on the Liberty Bell: "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."[5]
Prior to his official appointment as Chaplain of the House of Representatives in 1950 he served in that position as Acting Chaplain for three years.[2]
Braskamp died in his Washington, D.C., home on February 22, 1966, of a stroke.[3]
References
- ^ a b chaplain.house.gov, retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c Obituary from "The Blade," Toledo, Ohio, February 23, 1966
- ^ a b Associated Press obituary, published in New York Times February 22, 1966
- ^ Brochure on U.S. Capitol prayer room Archived August 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Kenworthy, E.W., President Signs Civil Rights Bill, New York Times, July 3, 1964
External links
- Information on the volume: Prayers: Offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, D.D.. at the Opening of the Daily Sessions of the House of Representatives of the United States During the Eighty-seventh and Eighty-eighth Congresses, 1961-1964 (U. S. Government Printing Office, 1965)
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Preceded by James Shera Montgomery | 56th US House Chaplain January 3, 1950 – February 22, 1966 | Succeeded by Edward G. Latch |
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