Don H. Gingery | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's23rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Banks Kurtz |
| Succeeded by | James E. Van Zandt |
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| Born | (1884-02-19)February 19, 1884 Woodland, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 15, 1961(1961-10-15) (aged 77) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Ohio Northern University |
Don Hilary Gingery (February 19, 1884 – October 15, 1961) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Don Gingery was born inWoodland, Pennsylvania, and moved toClearfield, Pennsylvania, in 1892. He attended theMercersburg Academy, and theOhio Northern University atAda, Ohio. He was engaged in the hardware and mine-supply business from 1902 to 1934, and also as acivil engineer in 1903. Gingery was a member of thePennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1915 and 1916. He served in thePennsylvania National Guard, in grades from private to captain from 1902 to 1906. He was chairman of theClearfield County, Pennsylvania, Democratic committee in 1916 and 1917, and a member of the Democratic State committee in 1919 and 1920. He was a member of the official delegation attending the inauguration of PresidentManuel L. Quezon of thePhilippines atManila, in 1935.
Gingery was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-fourth andSeventy-fifth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1938. He was associated with theBituminous Coal Division of the Coal Mines Administration, and theSolid Fuels Administration for War of theUnited States Department of the Interior, atAltoona, Pennsylvania, from 1939 to 1946. He was a delegate to1948 Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania. He died in Clearfield and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1935–1939 | Succeeded by |
