Henry Wilson Temple | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Matthews |
| Succeeded by | William Brown (as representative-elect) |
| Constituency | 24th district |
| In office November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | William Brown (as representative-elect) |
| Succeeded by | Charles I. Faddis |
| Constituency | 24th district (1915–23) 25th district (1923–33) |
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| Born | Henry W. Temple (1864-03-31)March 31, 1864 Belle Center, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 1955(1955-01-11) (aged 90) Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Washington Cemetery 40°09′25″N80°15′16″W / 40.15690°N 80.25440°W /40.15690; -80.25440 (Washington Cemetery) |
| Political party | Republican (before 1912) Progressive (1912–15) Republican (1915–55) |
| Spouse | Lucy Parr |
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| Profession | U.S. Congressman |
Henry Wilson Temple (March 31, 1864 – January 11, 1955) was aProgressive and aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Temple was born inBelle Center, Ohio. He graduated fromGeneva College inBeaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in 1883, and from theReformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary inAllegheny, Pennsylvania, in 1887. Before his ordination to theministry, he worked atReformed Presbyterian congregations in and aroundMankato, Kansas. After his ordination, he served as the pastor of churches inJefferson County,Leechburg, andWashington, Pennsylvania. He worked as professor of political science atWashington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, from 1898 to 1913.
Temple was elected as aProgressive to theSixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to succeed himself in1914. However, he was soon after elected to the seat as a Republican in thespecial election to theSixty-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 theSixty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1932. 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.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1913–1915 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1915–1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 25th congressional district 1923–1933 | Succeeded by |
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| 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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