Monroe H. Kulp | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Simon P. Wolverton |
| Succeeded by | Rufus K. Polk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1858-10-23)October 23, 1858 Barto, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 19, 1911(1911-10-19) (aged 52) Shamokin, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | State Normal College Eastman Business College |
Monroe Henry Kulp (October 23, 1858 – October 19, 1911) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Kulp was born inBarto, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1858, the son of Darlington R. Kulp and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Kulp.[1] He attended the public schools ofShamokin, Pennsylvania, theState Normal College inLebanon, Ohio, and graduated fromEastman Business College inPoughkeepsie, New York.[2]
After college, Kulp was engaged in the coal, lumber, brick, and ice businesses in Shamokin.[2] After having started in his father's businesses, Kulp organized several ventures of his own, often in partnership with his brother G. Gilbert Kulp and friend D. C. Kaseman, and their interests grew to include timber lands, railroads, residential and commercial real estate, and banks.[2] Kulp also became involved in several Shamokin area utilities, including the telephone, electricity, water, and sewer, and trolley companies.[2][3]
Kulp was elected as a Republican to theFifty-fourth andFifty-fifth Congresses.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898.[3] He was a delegate to the1900 Republican National Convention.
Kulp suffered from Bright's disease, rheumatism, and other ailments.[3] He traveled extensively in an effort to regain his health, but was unsuccessful.[3] He died in Shamokin on October 19, 1911.[5] He was buried at Shamokin City Cemetery.[6]
In 1897, Kulp married Sara Washington Detweiler ofHarrisburg, Pennsylvania.[4] They had no children.[7]
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