Education
Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Niedringhaus attended the public schools, Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, and Smith Academy, a branch of Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Niedringhaus attended the public schools, Central Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Missouri, and Smith Academy, a branch of Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
He engaged in manufacturing pursuits, serving as general manager of the National Enameling & Stamping Company in Granite City, Illinois. He served as chairman of the board of governors of Shriners" Hospital for Crippled Children, Saint Louis, Missouri from 1924 to 1941. Niedringhaus was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
He retired from active business pursuits and resided in Saint Louis, Missouri, until his death in August 3, 1941. He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery.