Arthur Granville Dewalt
Arthur G. Dewalt | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district | |
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | |
Preceded by | John H. Rothermel |
Succeeded by | Fred Benjamin Gernerd |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
In office 1902–1910 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bath, Pennsylvania | October 11, 1854
Died |
October 26, 1931 77) Allentown, Pennsylvania | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Lafayette College |
Arthur Granville Dewalt (October 11, 1854 – October 26, 1931) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Arthur G. Dewalt was born in Bath, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Keystone State Normal School in 1870 and from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice at Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1878. He was district attorney of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, from 1880 to 1883. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1902 to 1910. 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 adjutant of the Fourth Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard for ten years.
Dewalt was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-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.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Arthur G. Dewalt (id: D000288)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress..
- Arthur Granville Dewalt at The Political Graveyard.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by John H. Rothermel |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1915–1921 |
Succeeded by Fred B. Gernerd |