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ELMER HENDERSON, Westmoreland County, was born at Port Matilda, Centre County, Pa.. January 12, 1878; educated in the public schools; attended the Teachers' Normal at Port Matilda, the Pittsburgh Academy and the Valparaiso University, Indiana; taught school a number of terms; was employed in the Fire Brick Works at Retort, Centre County, two years, by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Pitcairn and Trafford, seven years, serving in the accounting and billing departments of the Pittsburgh Transfer and as chief clerk; has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business since April, 1910, is also interested in garage business, coal mining and other industries; has always been an active Republican, serving as chairman of the local county committee for a number of years, burgess of Trafford, eight years, and is now serving the third term as president of the Board of Trade; helped to organize the Board of Trade of Turtle Creek Valley, of which he is a director; is very active in local and general church work, and the Westmoreland County Sunday School Association, serving as vice-president of the Irwin district; was active in the Liberty Loan drives and Red Cross work, and was vice-chairman of the local chapter, also chairman of the Civilian Relief work; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

*WADE MELCHIOR HENDERSON, Jefferson County, was born at Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa., August 26, 1879; educated in the public schools of Brookville, University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Dental College; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920. AARON B. HESS, Lancaster County, was born near Safe Harbor, Manor township, Lancaster County, Pa., May 31, 1871; reared on a farm; educated in the public schools and the Millersville State Normal School; began teaching at seventeen years of age and continued nine years, during which time he secured a permanent certificate; also operated a farm during part of this period; in 1898 moved to Lancaster to become General Manager of the Lancaster Chemical Company, of which he is now president; has been extensively engaged in the leaf tobacc business at Lancaster since 1899; is president of the A. B. Hess Cigar Company, Inc., the Lancaster Foundry Company, The Purdy Hess Company, and of the Lancaster Tobacco Board of Trade Inspection Company; elected President of the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association in May, 1911, and re-elected in May, 1912 and 1913; is vice-president and a member of the executive committee of the Union Trust Company of Lancaster; was a member of the County Committee from Pequea township, also registry assessor; elected to the House of Representatives in 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

LAWRENCE A. HETRICK, Dauphin County, was born in Lower Paxton township, Dauphin County, Pa., August 22, 1874; educated in public and private schools; in 1893, began teaching school, which occupation he followed several years; was identified with the clothing house business in Harrisburg for a number of years as clerk, manager and partner; in 1905, established the tailoring firm of Hetrick and Geistwhite, retiring as an active member two years ago, since which time he has been engaged in the real estate business; was one of the organizers of the Penbrook National Bank, also financial director of the Women's Apparel House, which Mrs. Hetrick conducted for a number of years; is a member of the Shoop Reform Church, and secretary of the Shoop's Church Cemetery Association, also a member of the Penbrook Fire Company; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920. JOHN N. HOFFMAN, Northampton County, was born in Baltimore, Md., July 18, 1872; moved to Pennsylvania in 1880; was educated in the common schools at Bangor and Pierce Business College, Philadelphia; in 1886, entered the railroad service as water-boy on construction force, later advanced to express clerk, chief clerk to general freight agent, car accountant, purchasing agent and private secretary to president of the Bangor and Portland Railway, now the Lackawanna Railroad; in 1900, entered the slate industry, secretary of the East Bangor Consolidated Slate Company, three years, secretary and general manager of the Alpha and Pen Bangor Slate Companies, ten years, operator and slate manufacturer, seven years, located at Chicago as district manager for the combined Structural and Blackboard Slate industries of Northampton and Lehigh Counties, two years, and is, at present, district manager for the same interests in charge of Philadelphia, Washington and Richmond territories; was secretary of the Bangor borough council, nine years, and councilman of said borough, eight years; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

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MICHAEL R. HOFFMAN, Lancaster County, was born in Conoy township, Lancaster County, Pa., January 31, 1857; in 1887, moved to Maytown, East Donegal Township; has been farmer and dealer in leaf tobacco since he was eighteen years of age; is president of the Union Trust Company, Lancaster, and of The People's Bank of Maytown; is serving his ninth consecutive term as school director; was a member of the House of Representatives, sessions of 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917 and 1919; re-elected in November, 1920. VELL BURR HOLCOMBE, Sullivan County, was born at Leroy, Bradford County, Pa., March 16, 1871; educated in the common schools and Elmira School of Commerce; worked as bookkeeper, two years; in 1893, went to Dushore, Sullivan County, where he worked as salesman and bookkeeper in Coles Hardware store until 1899, when he purchased a furniture and undertaking business in partnership with H. E. Obert; in 1900, the firm name was changed to Holcombe and Lauer; in 1907, bought out the Lauer interest, since which time he has been conducting the business alone; served on the Dushore borough council, school board and board of health; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

RALPH HOOVER, Bedford County, was born on a farm in Napier township, Bedford County. Pa., May 3, 1876, and four years later his parents moved to a farm in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County; was educated in the public schools, county normal school, and completed a preparatory course in a private school at Everett; worked on a farm in early life and. later, worked seven years in steel mills at Pittsburgh; since 1907 has been actively engaged in farming; a director of the Bedford County Trust Company since 1915; was appointed county auditor in 1918 to fill a vacancy and to which office he was elected in 1919; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

J. ROSS HORNE. Cambria County, was born at Alum Bank, Bedford County, Pa., October 27, 1878, of German Scotch-Irish parentage whose ancestors took an active part in the Revolution and the early settlement of Western Pennsylvania: was educated in the public schools of West Saint Clair township, "Summer Normals" and Slippery Rock Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1902; has taught school for eighteen terms, having been principal in the Johnstown schools for the past thirteen years; is now engaged in the office and school supple business as owner of the Sterling Specialty Company. Johnstown; elected to the House of Repre sentatives in 1916 and 1518; re-elected in November, 1920.

*Resigned September 20, 1921.

*EDWARD M. HOUGH, Allegheny County, was born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., September 4, 1871; educated in the public schools and the Curry Institute, of Pittsburgh; is engaged in the manufacture of brick and quarrying of stone; served on the school board of Allegheny City for nine years; elected to select council in the City of Allegheny for four years, but served only two years on account of the consolidation of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities; elected to the House of Representatives in 1910; again elected in 1916 and re-elected in November, 1920.

JOSEPH N. HUSTON, Allegheny County, was born in the first ward, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 13, 1878; was educated in common schools, Indiana State Normal School, Ohio Northern University and the University of Pittsburgh; is a member of the Allegheny County Bar, a director in the First National Bank of Pitcairn, and borough solicitor of Pitcairn since 1909; served in the Spanish-American War as private in Company F, Fifth P. V. I; elected delegate to the Republican State convention in 1912; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

DAVID J. JONES, Lawrence County, was born in Swansea, South Wales, January 1, 1879; in 1880, his parents settled in Pittsburgh, residing there until 1901, when they moved to Ellwood City, Lawrence County; received his early education in the public schools and the Pittsburgh Academy, graduating with the class of 1900; employed as messenger boy and, later, as clerk in the Pittsburgh post office; since 1901, has been engaged in the sandstone quarrying business at Ellwood City; served one term by appointment and one term by election as borough councilman of Ellwood City; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

WILLIAM W. JONES, Lackawanna County, was born at Olyphant, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 1, 1873; is manager and part owner of the Olyphant Gazette; resides in Blakely Borough; elected to the House of Representatives in 1914, 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920. CHARLES G. JORDAN, Lawrence County, was born at Volant, Lawrence County, Pa.; educated at Westminster College and Princeton University; is a minister by profession, and is also interested in agriculture and politics; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

ROBERT J. KANTNER, Schuylkill County, was born at Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pa., December 29, 1876; when twelve years of age left school to work in the mines; took up railroading in 1897 as a brakeman and was promoted to conductor in 1898; elected secretary and treasurer of the Order of Railway Conductors, 1903, and as a representative and secretary of the General Committee of the Order of Railway Conductors in 1905, which positions he is still holding; was elected a member of the Borough council of Tamaqua in 1913, 1915, and 1917, serving as president of that body in 1917 and 1918; elected delegate to the Grand Division of the Order of Railway Conductors, and attended their conventions at Memphis, Tenn., and Jacksonville, Fla., 1909 and 1911; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

HARRY KEENE, Philadelphia, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 22, 1864; educated in the public schools; engaged as a dealer; member of common council of Philadelphia, ten years; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

CLIFTON L. KELLY, Allegheny County, was born at McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pa., September 24, 1870; educated in the public schools and Scranton Correspondence School; Berved an apprenticeship in machine shop; worked at mechanical engineering business eleven years; is now engaged in the agricultural implement and seed business; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

EDWARD ELMER KINSMAN, Wayne County, was born in Cherry Ridge township. Wayne County, Pa., October 13, 1877; reared on a farm; educated in the public schools, Honesdale High School and Bloomsburg State Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1899; taught in the schools of his native county ten years, five of which, he was principal of the Seely ville Independent schools; since that time has managed a two hundred and thirty acre dairy farm; served as town clerk, judge of election and school director, also term as president the Wayne County Directors' Association; two years, as lecturer; and eight years as secretary of Wayne County Pomona Grange No. 41; is prominently identified with the various agricultural and dairymen's societies; elected director of the Wayne county Memorial Hospital for the Soldiers and Sailors of the World War, and chairman of the Wayne county Republican committee, 1919-1920; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November,

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WALTER WILLIAM KOHLER, Lackawanna County, was born at Old Forge, Lackawanna County, l'a., October 3, 1890; educated in the public schools of Old Forge, graduated from School of Lackawanna in 1910, Wesleyan University, 1914, and Michigan Law School, 1917; admitted to Bar November 17, 1918; during summer and spare times, mined coal in mines around Old Forge; enlisted in the United States Navy, May 31, 1917, as seaman, released from active duty February 15, 1919, with the rank of Ensign in the Naval Aviation, Naval Aviator No. 1496; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

ERNEST R. KOOSER, Fayette County, was born at Sterling, Fayette County, Pa., January 18, 1887, and from there removed with his parents to Connellsville, where he has since resided; educated in the public schools and the commercial department of the West Virginia University; while attending school and during vacation periods, was employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in the capacity of weighmaster, claim clerk and timekeeper; and since leaving school has been employed continuously by the West Penn Railways Company in the capacity of bookkeeper, assistant superintendent of transportation and assistant general superintendent. respectively; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920. THADDEUS STEVENS KRAUSE, Philadelphia, was born in Worcester township, near Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., February 25, 1887; one year thereafter moved with his parens, Doctor J. H. and Mary E. Krause, to Plumsteadville, Bucks County; attended the public schools and Ursinus College, from which he was graduated in 1887; read law with Wayne McVeagh and George Tucker Bispham, and was graduated from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1801; was admitted to practice in the courts of Philadelphia County June 13, 1891, and, subsequently, to the Bar of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Pennsylvania and the United States Circuit and District Courts; since which time he has been engaged in the practice of law; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920. Resigned April 28, 1921.

ALBERT G. KRUGH, Allegheny County, was born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 10, 1871; educated in the Birmingham public school of that city, also took a course in bookkeeping; learned the painting and paperhanging trade; in 1906, was appointed deputy collector of internal Revenue, which oflice he held until change in administration; later, was appointed dairy inspector for the city of Pittsburgh; elected to the House of Representatives in ivis; re-elected in November, 1920.

JAMES V. LAFFERTY, Philadelphia, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1914, 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

*HORACE W. LEEDS, Philadelphia, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., November, 1876, his father being the late William R. Leeds, sheriff of Phi.adelphia, and for man years a member of the Legislature; was graduated from Friends' Central School in 1894, and from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1902, since which time he has practiced law in Philadelphia; has been a member of the Twenty-fourth Ward Executive Committee since 1903, reading clerk of the State Senate during the session of 1903, assistant city solicitor of the Law Depar.ment of Philadelphia since 1916; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1520. CHARLES A. LEWIS, Northumberland County, was born at Danville, Montour County, Pa., January 18, 1877, and is the son of Henry T. and Susan Snyder Lewis; at four years of age, moved with his parents to Shamokin, where he was educated in the borough schools; at fiftee years of age, began working about the coal mines, later, learned the trade of barver, in which business he was engaged ten years; entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as clerk, which occupation he still holds; has always been active in politics, serving as county committeeman ten years; in 1918 was defeated for the Legislature by a small majority; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

WILLIAM W. LONG, Chester County, was born at Honey Brook, Chester County, Pa., January 24, 1868; educated in the public schools, West Chester State Normal School, York Collegiate Institute, Lafayette College and the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1891, with the degree of A. B.; was connected with Philadelphia newspapers from 1892 to 1908, base-ball editor and sporting editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sporting Editor, City Editor and News Editor of the Philadelphia Press; founded Coatesville Record, a daily newspaper, October 7, 1908, retiring as a newspaper publisher November 1, 1919; has been president of the Automobile Club of Chester County and active in building in the City of Coatesville; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

†JOHN M. LOVE, Philadelphia, was born in Portland, Maine, May 30, 1875; his parents moved to Philadelphia in 1880, where he was educated in the public schools; engaged as a plumber's apprentice with the firm of Robert Leinau, 111 South Seventh Street, and in October, 1910, engaged in the plumbing business with Joseph C. Flynn, under the firm name of Flynn and Love; has been chairman of the Forty-eighth Ward Repub.ican Executive Committee for the past six years; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920. FRANK STOCKTON MAGILL, Franklin County, was born at Lewistown, Illinois, July 15, 1875; educated in the public schools of Pennsylvania and Iowa; was graduated from Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, in 1896, and took Masters Degree, magna cum laude, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1906; was admit.ed to the practice of law by the Supreme Courts of Missouri and Washington; was a member of the faculty of the Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, and is now Head Master, Penn Hall School for Girls, Chambersburg, and secretary and treasurer of the Penn Hall Company; is a member of the University Association of America; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920. WILLIAM J. MANGAN, Allegheny County, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa, July 31, 1876; educated in the Holy Cross Parochial School; at the age of eleven years he started to work at the glass trade, afterwards entering the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad as brakeman and conductor: is at present engaged in the newspaper business; elected to the House of Representatives in 1914, 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

HOWARD E. MANTZ, Lehigh County, was born in Heidelberg township, Lehigh County, Pa., November 28, 1886; educated in the public schools; has been engaged as a shipper of produce since 1903, also engaged in the occupation of farming for a period of five years; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

*JOSEPH MARCUS, Philadelphia, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 1, 1874: educated in Girard College; employed by the City of Philadelphia as chief clerk of the Civil Service C^Emission, fourteen years, and served as clerk of committee on Public Works of City Council, nine years; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

JOSEPH CHARLES MARCUS, Allegheny County, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 22, 1883; educated in the public schools, graduating from the Pittsburgh Central High School, academic department, and the Pittsburgh Law School; has been engaged in the practice of law since 1910; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920. JOHN G. MARSHALL. Beaver County, was born in Big Beaver township, Beaver County, Pa.. October 2, 1880; educated in the public schools and Grove City College, graduating from the latter in 1903; taught school, two years; was deputy sheriff of Beaver Co nty. three years: graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in June, 1912, and was adiated to the bar in September of that year, since which time he has been actively engaged in the practice of law at Beaver; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

WILLIAM H. MARTIN, Allegheny County, was born in Carroll County, Ohio February 17, 1877educated in the county schools, Slippery Rock State Normal School, Franklin College, Ohio, and University of Pittsburgh; was principal of Burgettstown schools, 1901-1904: taught ir the Wilkinsburg High School, four years, and professor of mathematics in Pennsylvania Colleg for Women, Pittsburgh, five years; is now a teacher of mathematics in Schenley High School, Pittsburgh; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920. CORNELIUS J. MCBRIDE, Allegheny County, was born in Millin township. Allegheny County, Pa., October 30, 1882; educated in the public schools; worked in coal mines and steel mills was reporter for Homestead newspaper; has always been interested in baseball; was clerk ir County Court, Pittsburgh, upon his election to the House of Representatives in November, 1920 *Resigned April 28, 1921.

†Died June 15, 1921.

WILLIAM J. Met AIG. Alegheny County, was born in Fiiscuge, Vingatag Colly, Pa., July 20, 1855; Was euacated in the old Fourteenth Waru Puòde School of that city; was elected a Lelwer of the Select couned from the Sixtă waru of Fitts mga in 1:09, did stated lath the 19% of government went into effect; ejected to the House of Representatives in

1912, 1914 and 1910; re-elected in November, 1020.

WILLIAM F. McCANN, Allegheny County, was born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., apai 21, 158); educated in St. Patrick's Parental School sid Daqusae University; was employed in the sluiting department of the Penisyivania Radread Company for about fifteen Jears; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

TIMOTHY J. MCCARTHY, Philadelphia, was born in Ireland June 14, 1875; came to United States When Pielea peaus oli; educated in the public schools; served eight years in city councils, 1911-1919; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920,

DANIEL W. McCLURE, Beaver County, was born on a farm in Green township, Beaver County, 1a., July 16, 1887; attended the public schools in Green Township, moved to Beaver, and attended the Beaver High School three years; was graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, class of 1911, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and the University of Pittsburgh Law School, class of 1914, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws; took a post graduate course at Washington and Jefferson College receiving the degree of Master of Arts in 1916; admitted to practice law before the Beaver County Bar July 8, 1914, before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Noventer 9, 1914, and the Superior Court May 29, 1917; helped to organe the First National Bank of Woodiawa, of which he is a director and solicitor; has practiced law at Woodlawn since August 14, 1914; elected to the House of Representatives in November,

1920.

ALEXANDER MCCONNELL, Westmoreland County, was born at Greensburg, Westmoreland County, May 4, 1583; was educated in the public schools and Washington and Jefferson College; graduated from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1909; member of the bar of Westmoreland County since October 1910; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

SAMUEL MCCURDY, Blair County, was born at Thompsontown, Juniata County, Pa., March 6, 1855; educated in the public schools; in early life worked on a farm, lumbering and other positions as a laborer; learned the freight and ticket business with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Thompsontown; was clerk in a general store for several years; served as agent for Adams Express Company, at Thompsontown; moved to Blair County in 1890; served some time as freight brakeman with the Fennsylvania Railroad, from which position he resigned to engage in the manufacture of soit drinks and confectionery at Holidaysburg; in 1895 he sold his interest in the soft drink business and has since continued in the manufacture and wholesale selling of confectionery: elected to the House of Representatives in 1914, 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

THOMAS F. MCGOWAN, Philadelphia, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 8, 1886; educated in the Philadelphia public schools and Central High School; associated in the ice and coal business with his father until the latter's death in 1911, when he succeeded him as proprietor of the Southern Ice and Coal Company; is an active member of the Thirty-ninth Ward Republican Executive Committee, and served two terms as school visitor; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

WILLIAM F. McHUGH, Luzerne County, was born in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pa., October 8, 1885; was educated in the public schools, graduating in 1904; served as county ass ssor from 1905-1909, a member of city council from 1909-1913, city clerk from 1913-1920, and State Committeeman from 1918-1920; is now engaged as real estate agent for J. C. Penney Company, New York City; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

SAMUEL J. McKIM, Allegheny County, was born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., December 18, 1876; was educated in the public schools and entered Westminster College where he was graduated in 1899; entered the law school of the Western University of Pennsylvania, now the University of Pittsburgh, and graduated from the law department in 1903; was admitted to the bar of Allegheny County in 1903, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of law; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920. ARCHIE MCKNIGHT, Allegheny County, was elected to the House of Representatives in Novem ber, 1920.

JOHN THOMPSON MCMULLEN, Northumberland County, was born in Cooper township, Montour County, Pa.. May 6, 1877; educated in the pupblic schools of Cooper township and Danville; was employed in and about the coal mines of Natalie, Northumberland County, and the roiling mills at Danville; in 1897, located at Shamokin, following the occupation of carpenter until the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, when he enlisted in the Twelfth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, served during the war, and was discharged October 29, 1898; resumed the occupation of carpenter; since 1900, has been employed as brakeman and conductor on the P. R. R. at Shamokin; elected to the House of Representatives in 1910; again elected in November, 1920. LAWRENCE F. McOWEN, Philadelphia, was elected to the House of Representatives in Novem ber. 1920.

NELSON MCVICAR, Allegheny County, was born in Harwich township. Kent County, Ontario; received his education in the schools of that province and stulled law at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Michigan in January, 1896, the courts of Allegheny County and the Federal Courts in March, 1896, and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in October, 1898; is now engaged in the practice of his profession at Pittsburgh; has served as solicitor of the boroughs of Tarentum and Brackenridge and the township of Harrison; elected to the House of Representatives in 1914, 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

CHARLES A. MICHEL, Allegheny County, was born in the City of Pittsburgh, Pa., February 15, 1868; was educated in the public schools: employed by the City of Pittsburgh as district supervisor in the Department of Highways and Sewers; elected to the House of Representatives in 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

ALBERT MILLAR, Dauphin County, was born at Williamsburg, Blair County, Pa., April 20, 1880; educated in the public schools of Harrisburg, and the Harrisburg Business College; served in Troop C, Second U. S. Cavalry during the Spanish-American War, also one estment in the Governor's Troop, N. G. P., Harrisburg, 1901-1904; was elected to the Penbrook borough council in 1908, moving from the borough before the expiration of his term; is now employed as a passenger conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

ALBERT S. C. MILLAR, Philadelphia, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 7, 1894; educated in the public schools of Philadelphia; studied law in the office of J. Louis Breitinger, and is now a member of the law firm of Breitinger and Millar, having been admitted to the Bar in 1916; represented the Thirty-eighth Ward in Philadelphia Councils, 1918-1919; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

CHRISTIAN MILLER, Luzerne County, was born at Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa., in 1859; educated in the public schools, later, attended the Mining and Mechanical Institute at Freeland; worked in the breaker and mines for many years, holding position of mine foreman twenty-one years, from which he resigned December 24, 1913, having been disabled by an injury; elected councilman of Freeland Borough in 1915, and burgess thereof in 1917; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

DAVID I. MILLER, Dauphin County, was born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County Pa., February 10, 1878; educated in the public schools of Harrisburg and the University of Pennsylvania, graduating from the medical department of the latter institution in June, 1901; after serving one year as resident physician in the Harrisburg Hospital, began the practice of medicine in Harrisburg, which profession he has followed since that time; is a member of the Harrisburg Academy of Medicine, Dauphin County Medical Society, Pennsylvania State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association; in 1919, completed a special course in Eye, Ear, nose and throat diseases at the New York Post Graduate Medical School and the Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, and is now actively engaged in the practice of eye, ear, nose and throat diseases; elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-lected in November, 1920.

DONALD D. MILLER, Clearfield County, was born at Grampian Hills, Clearfield County, Pa., December 9, 1877, and is a son of Colonel James and Louisa Farnsworth Miller; educated in the public schools of Penn township; reared on a farm which occupation he still follows; is also interested in the mining and shipping of coal; was appointed census enumerator of his district in 1900, elected justice of the peace in 1909 and 1917, and is now serving as president of the school board of Penn township; elected to the House of Representatives in 1915; re-elected in November, 1920.

*HENRY F. MILLER, Delaware County, was born in New York City, April 16, 1872: came to Drexel Hill from Boston, Mass., in 1909; was educated in the public schools of New York; entered the shipping business in 1888: is manager and director for Henry A. Kessel Company, Inc., president of the Delanco Ship Building Company, Inc., and director in the Media Title and Trust Company; elected to the Township Board, Upper Darby Township, in 1913, re-elected in 1917 and in 1919 for four years; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920. JEREMIAH J. MILLER, Philadelphia, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 3, 1876: educated in the public schools of his district; was engaged in the ice and coal business twenty-five years: has always taken an active interest in politics; was a member of the Twenty-eighth Ward Republican Executive Committee eight years; elected to the school board and on recommendation of the board, was elected president; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920. JAMES WILLIAM MITCHELL, Mifflin County, was born at Middle Creek, Snyder County, Pa., August 10, 1870; educated in the public schools and, after leaving school, was employed in the grocery business until 1896; entered Medico-Chirurgical College in 1895, graduating in medicine in 1898; followed the medical profession for ten years at McClure, Snyder County, and, in 1908, located at Lewistown, where he has since practiced; elected coroner of Mifflin County in 1915; has been a member of the Board of Health since 1916, and a member of the Board of Education since 1919; elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

CHARLES J. MORRIS, Luzerne County, was elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

JOHN G. OGLE, Somerset County, was born at Somerset, Somerset County, Pa; educated in the public schools, State Normal School, Millersville, and Bethany College, West Virginia; was admitted to the Bar in 1873, also admitted to practice before the Supreme and the Superior Courts of Pennsylvania; has been practicing law continuously since his admission to the Bar, having been associated as junior partner of the late General William H. Koontz for seventeen years; is counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the Brothersvalley Coal Company and other corporations; has served as chairman of the Republican County Committee: elected to the House of Representatives in November, 1920.

SAMUEL J. ORR, Mercer County, was born in Fairview township, Mercer County, Pa., February 27, 1874; educated in the public schools and Washington and Jefferson College, class of 1893: taught in the Mercer High School two years; admitted to Mercer County Bar in 1900, also admitted to practice before the Supreme and Superior Courts: practiced law from 1900 to 1917 at Greenville, Pa., having been a member of the firm of Templeton, Orr and Whiteman; unen retiring from the practice of law, in 1917, entered the fire insurance business at Greenville; served as member of Greenville council four years, and president of the council, two years: was burgess of Greenville upon his election to the House of Representatives in November, 1920. SAMUEL J. PERRY, Philadelphia, was born at Delaware City, Delaware, December 2, 1869: removed to Philadelphia at an early age, and was educated in the public schools; learned the trade of boiler making and worked for a number of years at Cramp's ship yard; served as discount clerk in the office of Receiver of Taxes; is a member of the Republican Executive Committee and president of the First Independent Club of the Twenty-fifth Ward; elected to the House of Representatives in 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916 and 1918; re-elected in November, 1920.

*Died September 28, 1922.

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