US Congressman. A graduate of Muhlenberg College, he studied law and was admitted into the Pennsylvania Bar in 1888. He established a practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he served as a bank president and as Mayor in 1896 and 1902. He was elected as a Republican to represent Pennsylvania as an At-Large delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving a single term from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915. He returned to Allentown, engaging in his law practice and in banking, and again serving as its Mayor from 1932 to 1936. He died there in 1949.
US Congressman. A graduate of Muhlenberg College, he studied law and was admitted into the Pennsylvania Bar in 1888. He established a practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he served as a bank president and as Mayor in 1896 and 1902. He was elected as a Republican to represent Pennsylvania as an At-Large delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving a single term from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1915. He returned to Allentown, engaging in his law practice and in banking, and again serving as its Mayor from 1932 to 1936. He died there in 1949.
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