Harris J. Bixler | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's28th district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Willis J. Hulings |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Cochran |
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| Born | Harris Jacob Bixler (1870-09-16)September 16, 1870 |
| Died | April 29, 1941(1941-04-29) (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Duncannon Cemetery inDuncannon, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
Harris Jacob Bixler (September 16, 1870 – March 29, 1941) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania for three terms from 1921 to 1927.
Harris J. Bixler was born inNew Buffalo, Pennsylvania. He attendedLock Haven State Normal School. He taught school in the country districts inPerry andClinton Counties from 1878 to 1892. He attended Potts Business College inWilliamsport, Pennsylvania.
He moved toJohnsonburg, Pennsylvania, in 1892 and worked as a shipping clerk. He was later engaged in banking and manufacturing, and served as director of the Johnsonburg National Bank.
He served as president of the city council from 1900 to 1904 and as president of the board of education from 1904 to 1910. He was mayor of Johnsonburg from 1908 to 1912, and sheriff ofElk County, Pennsylvania, from 1916 to 1920. He served as chairman of the Republican county committee from 1916 to 1925, and as a treasurer of Elk County from 1920 to 1922.
In 1920, Bixler was elected as a Republican to theSixty-seventh,Sixty-eighth, andSixty-ninth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926.
He was engaged in business as a freight contractor and also interested in agricultural pursuits. He died in Johnsonburg. Interment in Duncannon Cemetery inDuncannon, Pennsylvania.
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