John Allen Sterling | |
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 Sterling c. 1913 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Ben F. Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Louis Fitzhenry |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – October 17, 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Fitzhenry |
| Succeeded by | Frank L. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1857-02-01)February 1, 1857 Le Roy, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 1918(1918-10-17) (aged 61) Pontiac, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Automobile accident |
| Resting place | Park Hill Cemetery,Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Thomas Sterling (brother) |
John Allen Sterling (February 1, 1857 – October 17, 1918) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois, and brother ofThomas Sterling.
Born to Charles Sterling (1821-1905) and Anna Kessler (1827-1908) nearLe Roy inMcLean County, Illinois, Sterling attended the public schools, and graduated from theIllinois Wesleyan University inBloomington in 1881. He wassuperintendent of the public schools ofLexington, Illinois (nowLexington Community Unit School District 7) from 1881 to 1883.[1]
He studied law, was admitted to thebar in December 1884, and commenced law practice in Bloomington. He was thestate's attorney of McLean County from 1892 to 1896, and a member of theRepublican state central committee from 1896 to 1898.[1]
Sterling was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-eighth throughSixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1903–March 3, 1913).[2] He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct theimpeachment proceedings againstRobert W. Archbald, judge of theUnited States Commerce Court.[1] He lost re-election to theSixty-third Congress, but was re-elected to theSixty-fourth andSixty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1915 until his death nearPontiac, Illinois, as the result of an automobile accident on October 17, 1918.[1]
He was interred inPark Hill Cemetery,Bloomington, Illinois.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 17th congressional district March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 17th congressional district March 4, 1915 - October 17, 1918 | Succeeded by |
