| Intro | American politician |
| A.K.A. | Fritz Lanham |
| Was |
Politician Lawyer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Law Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 3 January 1880 |
| Death |
31 July 1965, Austin (aged 85 years) |
Frederick Garland “Fritz” Lanham (January 3, 1880 – July 31, 1965) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. A Democrat, Lanham was the son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham, a governor of Texas and himself a member of Congress. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in 1900, he was admitted to the bar in 1909. He was elected to Congress in 1919 and served until 1947. Representative Lanham was a proponent of strong trademark protection; the Lanham Act is named for him.