Charles Gustav Binderup (March 5, 1873 – August 19, 1950) was a

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Democratic politician. He served as

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from 1935 to 1939.

Early life

Binderup was born in

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, son of George Werner Binderup and Laurentza Bjerring. When he was six months old, his parents immigrated to the

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, settling on a farm near

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. He attended Grand Island Business College and farmed near Hastings and

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. He married Elena Westengaard on September 18, 1900, and they had three children.

Career

Binderup was in the mercantile and creamery business in Minden. Binderup was elected as a

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to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses and served from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1939. He failed to be reelected in

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. He ran as an

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for the Seventy-seventh Congress but was defeated again. He helped organize the Constitutional Money League of America in Minden.

Death

Binderup died in Minden on August 19, 1950 (age 77 years, 167 days), and is interred at Minden Cemetery. He was a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Binderup, Charles Gustav 1873 births 1950 deaths People from Minden, Nebraska People from Hastings, Nebraska American Presbyterians Danish emigrants to the United States People from Horsens Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska Nebraska Independents