Arthur G. Dewalt | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Rothermel |
| Succeeded by | Fred Benjamin Gernerd |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the16th district | |
| In office 1902–1910 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Gibson Stiles |
| Succeeded by | James A. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1854-10-11)October 11, 1854 |
| Died | October 26, 1931(1931-10-26) (aged 77) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College |
Arthur Granville Dewalt (October 11, 1854 – October 26, 1931) was an American politician fromPennsylvania who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1915 to 1921.
Arthur G. Dewalt was born inBath, Pennsylvania. He graduated from theKeystone State Normal School in 1870 and fromLafayette College inEaston, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and was a member ofChi Phi fraternity.
He studied law underJohn D. Stiles, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice atAllentown, Pennsylvania, in 1878. He was district attorney ofLehigh County, Pennsylvania, from 1880 to 1883. He was admitted to thePennsylvania Supreme Court in 1883 and to all the courts of Philadelphia in 1888.[1]
He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1903 to 1910. In 1906, he led the investigation of thePennsylvania State Capitol Graft Scandal.[2] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and 1908, and chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1909 and 1910. He served as adjutant of the Fourth Regiment of thePennsylvania National Guard for ten years.
Dewalt was elected as a Democrat to theSixty-fourth,Sixty-fifth, andSixty-sixth Congresses. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1926. He resumed the practice of law at Allentown, where he later died. He is interred at Fairview Cemetery in Allentown.[3]
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| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Harry Gibson Stiles | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,16th district 1902-1910 | Succeeded by James A. Miller |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1915–1921 | Succeeded by |
