John D. Fredericks

John Donnan Fredericks (September 10, 1869 – August 26, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician from Los Angeles, California, who served two terms as a U.S. representative from 1923 to 1927. As District Attorney of Los Angeles County (1903-1915) he successfully prosecuted the McNamara brothers for their 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times building.

Biography Born in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, Fredericks attended the public schools and Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1896, and commenced practice in Los Angeles.

Spanish-American War Fredericks served as an adjutant in the Seventh Regiment, California Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish–American War in 1898.

Death and burial Fredericks died of a heart attack on August 26, 1945. He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.