Marcus C. L. Kline | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | George R. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | John H. Rothermel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marcus Charles Lawrence Kline (1855-03-26)March 26, 1855 Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 1911(1911-03-10) (aged 55) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery in Allentown |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Muhlenberg College |
Marcus Charles Lawrence Kline (March 26, 1855 – March 10, 1911) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served two terms as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1903 to 1907.
Marcus C. L. Kline was born inEmmaus, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromMuhlenberg College inAllentown, Pennsylvania, where he was a member ofChi Phi fraternity. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1876, and commenced practicing in Allentown.
He served as city solicitor of Allentown in 1877, as district attorney forLehigh County, Pennsylvania, from 1887 to 1890, and chairman of theDemocratic Party inLehigh County, Pennsylvania, from 1895 to 1899.
He worked as president of the Lehigh Valley Trust Co. from 1899 to 1906.
Kline was elected as a Democrat to theFifty-eighth andFifty-ninth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.
After Congress, Kline resumed the practice of law and also engaged in banking. He worked as president of the Allentown Trust Co. from 1907 to 1911. He was a delegate to the1908 Democratic National Convention.
Kline died inAllentown, Pennsylvania, on March 10, 1911, at age 55, and was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Allentown.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1903–1907 | Succeeded by |
