Frederick G. Niedringhaus

Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus was born on October 21, 1837 in Lübbecke, Westphalia, North Germany. Niedringhaus attended the common schools there and learned the glazing, painting, and tinning trades. He emigrated to the United States in November 1855 and settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where he and his brother, William F. Niedringhaus, started a tinware stamping company in the early 1860s.[1]

With his brother, Niedringhaus developed a process for creating a decorative mottled surface on enameled metal in the 1870s. This "graniteware" became popular, and they established an extensive business, which eventually moved to Granite City, Illinois. He also became interested in various other business enterprises in St. Louis.

Niedringhaus was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890 and resumed his former business pursuits.

Niedringhaus had a son, Thomas K. Niedringhaus,[2] and a nephew was Henry Frederick Niedringhaus.

He died in St. Louis, Missouri, November 25, 1922 and was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery.

• Frederick G. Niedringhaus at Find a Grave

• United States Congress. "Frederick G. Niedringhaus (id: N000104)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.