William H. Koontz | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's16th district | |
| In office July 18, 1866 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander H. Coffroth |
| Succeeded by | John Cessna |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1899-1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1830-07-15)July 15, 1830 Somerset, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1911(1911-07-04) (aged 80) Somerset, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
William Henry Koontz (July 15, 1830 – July 4, 1911) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Koontz was born inSomerset, Pennsylvania. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1851 and commenced practice in Somerset. He was district attorney forSomerset County, Pennsylvania, from 1853 to 1856. He was a delegate to the1860 Republican National Convention. He served asprothonotary and clerk of the county court from 1861 to 1868.
He successfully contested as a Republican the election ofAlexander H. Coffroth to theThirty-ninth Congress. He was reelected to theFortieth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in1868. He resumed the practice of law at Somerset and served as counsel for theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1899 to 1902. He died in Somerset in 1911 and was interment in Somerset's Union Cemetery.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1866–1869 | Succeeded by |
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