Alexander McDowell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large district | |
| In office 1893–1895 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Galusha A. Grow George F. Huff |
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| Born | (1845-03-04)March 4, 1845 |
| Died | September 30, 1913(1913-09-30) (aged 68) |
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Alexander McDowell (March 4, 1845 – September 30, 1913) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1][2]
Alexander McDowell was born inFranklin, Pennsylvania.[3] He attended the common schools and learned theprinting trade. He studied law but never practiced.[4][5]
During theAmerican Civil War, he served in theUnion Army in theOne Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was mustered out at the close of the war as brevet major.[6]
He served aseditor andpublisher of theVenango Citizen until 1870, when he moved toSharon and engaged in banking. He served as treasurer and director of the School Board of Sharon from 1880 to 1913, and as treasurer of the borough of Sharon from 1880 to 1909.[7]
McDowell was elected as a Republican to theFifty-third Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894. He was electedClerk of the House of Representatives on March 4, 1895, and served in that capacity until March 3, 1911. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in1900,1904, and1908.[8][9]
He resumed banking interests, and died in Sharon, Pennsylvania on September 30, 1913.[10] He was interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in Sharon.[11][12]
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| Preceded by At-large: None | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's at-large congressional district 1893–1895 alongside: William Lilly (1893) andGalusha A. Grow (1894-1895) | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Clerk of the United States House of Representatives March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911 | Succeeded by |
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