Frank Eckels Beltzhoover | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Levi Maish |
| Succeeded by | James A. Stahle |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Levi Maish |
| Succeeded by | William A. Duncan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1841-11-06)November 6, 1841 |
| Died | June 2, 1923(1923-06-02) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover (November 6, 1841 – June 2, 1923) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Frank E. Beltzhoover was born inSilver Spring Township, Pennsylvania. He attended Big Spring Academy inNewville, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromPennsylvania College atGettysburg in 1862, where he was a member ofPhi Kappa Psi fraternity. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1864 and commenced practice inCarlisle, Pennsylvania. He served as chairman of the Democratic committee of Cumberland County in 1868 and 1873. He wasdistrict attorney from 1874 to 1877. He was a delegate to the1876 Democratic National Convention.
Beltzhoover was elected as a Democrat to theForty-sixth andForty-seventh Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882. He was again elected to theFifty-second andFifty-third Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on War Claims during the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
He resumed the practice of law in Carlisle until 1910, when he moved toLos Angeles, California. He lived in retirement until his death on June 2, 1923.[1] He was interred in Ashland Cemetery in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 19th congressional district 1879–1883 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 19th congressional district 1891–1895 | Succeeded by |