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Benjamin K. Focht | |
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 Focht, 1921–1922 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – March 27, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Franklin Biddle |
| Succeeded by | Richard M. Simpson |
| Constituency | 18th district |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Lewis Dershem |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Wesley Cummings |
| Constituency | 17th district |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Thaddeus Maclay Mahon |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Lewis Dershem |
| Constituency | 17th district |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1893–1897 | |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate | |
| In office 1901–1905 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1863-03-12)March 12, 1863 |
| Died | March 27, 1937(1937-03-27) (aged 74) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Susquehanna University |
Benjamin Kurtz Focht (March 12, 1863 – March 27, 1937) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Benjamin K. Focht was born inNew Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. He attendedBucknell University inLewisburg, Pennsylvania,Pennsylvania State College atState College, Pennsylvania, andSusquehanna University inSelinsgrove, Pennsylvania. He established theLewisburg Saturday News in 1881, serving as editor and publisher until his death. He was a delegate to the Republican State Convention in 1889. He served as an officer of thePennsylvania National Guard. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1893 to 1897, and a member of thePennsylvania State Senate from 1901 to 1905. He was water supply commissioner of Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1914.
Focht was elected as a Republican to theSixtieth,Sixty-first, andSixty-second Congresses. He was unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912. He was again elected to theSixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He served as Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on War Claims during theSixty-sixth Congress, and theUnited States House Committee on the District of Columbia during theSixty-seventh Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, and 1930, and also in 1932 for the unexpired term ofEdward M. Beers. After his time in Congress he resumed business activities in Lewisburg. He served as deputy secretary of the Commonwealth in 1928 and 1929. Focht was again elected to theSeventy-third,Seventy-fourth, andSeventy-fifth Congresses and served until his death inWashington, D.C.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 17th congressional district 1907–1913 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 17th congressional district 1915–1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 18th congressional district 1933–1937 | Succeeded by |
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