Temple was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to succeed himself in 1914. However, he was soon after elected to the seat as a Republican in the special election to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-electWilliam Brown (who had defeated him in the 1914 general election). He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932. He worked as professor of international relations in Washington and Jefferson College from 1933 until his retirement in 1947. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Washington Cemetery.
1. Brown was certified as the winner of the election, but died before he could be seated. 2. As representative-elect.
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henry, wilson, temple, march, 1864, january, 1955, progressive, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, 25th, districtin, office, march, 1923, march, 1933preceded, bymilton, william, s. Henry Wilson Temple March 31 1864 January 11 1955 was a Progressive and a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Henry Wilson TempleMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 25th districtIn office March 4 1923 March 3 1933Preceded byMilton William ShreveSucceeded byCharles I FaddisMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 24th districtIn office November 2 1915 March 3 1923Preceded byhimselfSucceeded bySamuel Austin KendallIn office March 4 1913 March 3 1915Preceded byCharles MatthewsSucceeded byhimselfPersonal detailsBornHenry W Temple 1864 03 31 March 31 1864Belle Center OhioDiedJanuary 11 1955 1955 01 11 aged 90 Washington PennsylvaniaResting placeWashington Cemetery40 09 25 N 80 15 16 W 40 15690 N 80 25440 W 40 15690 80 25440 Washington Cemetery Political partyRepublican Before 1912 1915 1955 Other politicalaffiliationsProgressive 1912 1915 SpouseLucy ParrParentsJohn B TempleMartha JamesonAlma materGeneva CollegeCovenanter Theological SeminaryOccupationPastorCollege ProfessorProfessionU S CongressmanTemple was born in Belle Center Ohio He graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania in 1883 and from the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Allegheny Pennsylvania in 1887 Before his ordination to the ministry he worked at Reformed Presbyterian congregations in and around Mankato Kansas After his ordination he served as the pastor of churches in Jefferson County Leechburg and Washington Pennsylvania He worked as professor of political science at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington Pennsylvania from 1898 to 1913 Temple was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty third Congress He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to succeed himself in 1914 However he was soon after elected to the seat as a Republican in the special election to the Sixty fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative elect William Brown who had defeated him in the 1914 general election He was reelected to the Sixty fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 He worked as professor of international relations in Washington and Jefferson College from 1933 until his retirement in 1947 He died in Washington Pennsylvania and is buried in Washington Cemetery Sources EditUnited States Congress Henry W Temple id T000119 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Henry Wilson Temple U S Congressman Find a Grave November 29 2005 The Political Graveyard His biographical sketch in an 1888 church history page 704External links Edit Media related to Henry Wilson Temple at Wikimedia CommonsU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byCharles Matthews Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 24th congressional district1913 1915 Succeeded byWilliam Brown1Preceded byWilliam Brown2 Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 24th congressional district1915 1923 Succeeded bySamuel KendallPreceded byMilton Shreve Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 25th congressional district1923 1933 Succeeded byCharles FaddisNotes and references1 Brown was certified as the winner of the election but died before he could be seated 2 As representative elect Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Wilson Temple amp oldid 1115083464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
