Alvin Bush

Alvin Bush

Alvin Ray Bush (born June 4, 1893 in Boggs , Clearfield County , Pennsylvania , †  November 5, 1959 in Williamsport , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1959 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alvin Bush attended public schools in his home country. He started working in the Pennsylvania coal mines when he was 13. He later completed an apprenticeship as a machine fitter. During the First World War he was used as a corporal in the US Army in the European theater of war. After the war he ran a car workshop in Philipsburg . He then became the owner of a bus route there. Later, Bush was president of the company Williamsport Transportation Co . He also ran a dairy farm in Lycoming County . He was also active in other industries. He was one of the directors of the Lowry Electric Co. and Muncy Valley Hospital .

Politically, Bush joined the Republican Party . In the 1950 congressional election , he was elected to the 15th  constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Robert F. Rich on January 3, 1951 . After four re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on November 5, 1959 . Since 1953 he represented there as the successor of Richard M. Simpson the 17th district of his state. During his time as a congressman, the Korean War and the beginning of the civil rights movement fell .

Web links

• Alvin Bush in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alvin Bush in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Robert F. Rich	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (15th constituency) January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1953	Francis E. Walter
Richard M. Simpson	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (17th constituency) January 3, 1953 - November 5, 1959	Herman T. Schneebeli