Fred Ernst Busbey (February 8, 1895 – February 11, 1966) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

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Fred E. Busbey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Neil J. Linehan
Succeeded by	James C. Murray
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Edward A. Kelly
Succeeded by	Neil J. Linehan
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by	Edward A. Kelly
Succeeded by	Edward A. Kelly
Personal details
Born	(1895-02-08)February 8, 1895 Tuscola, Illinois
Died	February 11, 1966(1966-02-11) (aged 71) Cocoa Beach, Florida
Political party	Republican

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Born in Tuscola, Illinois, Busbey attended the public schools, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, and Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. During World War I he enlisted on September 24, 1917, in the United States Regular Army and served overseas as a sergeant until after the Armistice, when he was made a battalion sergeant major in the 124th Field Artillery, 33rd Infantry Division, being discharged June 8, 1919. In 1930 he engaged in the investment brokerage business in Chicago.

Busbey was elected as a Republican to the 78th Congress (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the 79th Congress.

Busbey was elected in 1946 to the 80th Congress (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the 81st Congress.

Busbey was elected to the 82nd and 83rd Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the 84th Congress. He resumed the investment brokerage business until his retirement in 1958. He resided in Cocoa Beach, Florida until his death there and was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago.

• List of members of the House Un-American Activities Committee

• United States Congress. "Fred E. Busbey (id: B001161)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-04-14

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