Huff was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress. He was again elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.
Huff's mansion, built in 1906, today serves as the Argentine Embassy
On March 16, 1871, Huff married the former Henrietta Burrell, a daughter of Jeremiah M. Burrell, President Judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Pennsylvania. They were the parents of eight children.
^"Hon. George Franklin Huff". Westmoreland County Genealogy Project. April 12, 1999. Retrieved January 26, 2014. moved to Norristown, and from there to Middletown, in Dauphin County, and five years later removed to Altoona, Pennsylvania. ... When four years of age he accompanied his parents to Middletown, where he attended the public schools until 1851, when his parents moved to Altoona.
george, huff, george, franklin, huff, july, 1842, april, 1912, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvaniain, office, march, 1903, march, 1911preceded, byjohn, dalzellsucceeded, bycurtis, g. George Franklin Huff July 16 1842 April 18 1912 was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania George F HuffMember of the U S House of Representatives from PennsylvaniaIn office March 4 1903 March 3 1911Preceded byJohn DalzellSucceeded byCurtis H GreggConstituency22nd districtIn office March 4 1895 March 3 1897Preceded bySee belowSucceeded bySee belowConstituencyat largeIn office March 4 1891 March 3 1893Preceded bySamuel Alfred CraigSucceeded byDaniel B HeinerConstituency21st districtMember of the Pennsylvania State SenateIn office 1884 1888Personal detailsBorn 1842 07 16 July 16 1842Norristown PennsylvaniaDiedApril 18 1912 1912 04 18 aged 69 Washington D C Political partyRepublicanSpouseHenrietta Burrell m 1871 Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 SourcesBiography editGeorge F Huff was born in Norristown Pennsylvania He attended the public schools in Middletown Pennsylvania 1 and later in Altoona Pennsylvania At the age of eighteen he worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad car shops in Altoona He moved to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania in 1867 and engaged in banking in Greensburg Pennsylvania He later became largely identified with the industrial and mining interests of western Pennsylvania He was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1884 to 1888 Huff was elected as a Republican to the Fifty second Congress He was again elected to the Fifty fourth Congress He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896 Huff was again elected to the Fifty eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Mines and Mining during the Sixtieth and Sixty first Congresses He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910 Personal life edit nbsp Huff s mansion built in 1906 today serves as the Argentine Embassy On March 16 1871 Huff married the former Henrietta Burrell a daughter of Jeremiah M Burrell President Judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Pennsylvania They were the parents of eight children Along with sixty odd wealthy Western Pennsylvanians including Andrew Carnegie Andrew Mellon and Henry Clay Frick Huff was a member of the elite South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club whose earthen dam at Lake Conemaugh failed on May 31 1889 causing the Johnstown Flood He died in Washington D C in 1912 aged 69 He was interred in St Clair Cemetery in Greensburg Pennsylvania Huff s Dupont Circle mansion designed by Horace Trumbauer and Julian Abele and built in 1906 was sold by his widow in 1913 to the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Relations and has since housed the Embassy of Argentina 2 See also editRichard Coulter business partnerReferences edit Hon George Franklin Huff Westmoreland County Genealogy Project April 12 1999 Retrieved January 26 2014 moved to Norristown and from there to Middletown in Dauphin County and five years later removed to Altoona Pennsylvania When four years of age he accompanied his parents to Middletown where he attended the public schools until 1851 when his parents moved to Altoona Building Embassy of Argentina Sources editUnited States Congress George H Huff id H000911 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political GraveyardU S House of RepresentativesPreceded bySamuel Alfred Craig Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 21st congressional district1891 1893 Succeeded byDaniel B HeinerPreceded byAt large Galusha A Grow Alexander McDowell Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s at large congressional district1895 1897 alongside Galusha A Grow Succeeded byAt large Galusha A Grow Samuel A DavenportPreceded byJohn Dalzell Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 22nd congressional district1903 1911 Succeeded byCurtis H Gregg nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George F Huff amp oldid 1192308747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
