William R. Coyle | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's30th district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Everett Kent |
| Succeeded by | J. Twing Brooks |
| In office March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Everett Kent |
| Succeeded by | Everett Kent |
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| Born | William Radford Coyle (1878-07-10)July 10, 1878 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1962(1962-01-30) (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Nisky Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
William Radford Coyle (July 10, 1878 – January 30, 1962) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania. He served three terms in office between 1925 and 1933.
William R. Coyle was born inWashington, D.C. He attended Columbian College (nowGeorge Washington University) in Washington, D.C. in 1898 and 1899.
He was a field assistant in theUnited States Geological Survey from 1896 to 1899. He attended theNaval War College inNewport, Rhode Island in 1900.
He served in theUnited States Marine Corps, rising to the rank of captain, from 1900 to 1906.
He attended the law department of theUniversity of Pennsylvania atPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania in 1906 and 1907.
He moved toGermantown, Pennsylvania in 1906 and toBethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1908. He was school director of Bethlehem from 1912 to 1918.
He served as captain of the Fourth Regiment,Pennsylvania National Guard, in 1913, and was commissioned first a captain, and then a major, in the United States Marine Corps in 1918. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1932.
After the war, he served as president of the American Wholesale Coal Association in 1921 and 1922, and as a trustee to settle the affairs of theTidewater Coal Exchange from 1922 to 1925.
Coyle was elected as a Republican to theSixty-ninth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926. He was elected to theSeventy-first andSeventy-second Congresses, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, 1936, and 1942.
He was a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in 1936 and 1944.
He served as chairman of civilian defense in Bethlehem from 1941 to 1945. He worked as vice president ofWeston Dodson, from 1932 to 1954, and as chairman of Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority from 1953 to 1959.
He died in Bethlehem, aged 83, and is buried inNisky Hill Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 30th congressional district 1929–1933 | Succeeded by |
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