Anderson Howell Walters

Anderson Howell Walters (1921)

Anderson Howell Walters (born May 18, 1862 in Johnstown , Cambria County , Pennsylvania , †  December 7, 1927 ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1927 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

Anderson Walters attended public schools in his home country. In 1878 he graduated from Johnstown High School . From 1878 to 1880 he worked as a telegraph operator and employee for the Pennsylvania Railroad . From 1881 he worked for the companies Johnstown Water Co. and Johnstown Gas Co. Until he left their service in 1902, he had made it to general manager . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In the years 1890, 1892, 1898 and 1904 he took part as a delegate at their regional party conventions in Pennsylvania. In June 1896 he was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Louis , where William McKinley was nominated as a presidential candidate. Walters was also local Republican party leader in his hometown of Johnstown between 1896 and 1899. From 1898 to 1902 he sat on the state executive committee of his party. He was also a member of the Johnstown City Council from 1900 to 1904. From 1902 until his death he also served as editor of the Johnstown Tribune newspaper . In 1907 he became a member of the board of directors of Johnstown Savings Bank .

In the 1912 congressional elections , Walters was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 33rd  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1913. Since he renounced another candidacy in 1914, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1915 . In the elections of 1918 he was re-elected to Congress in the state-wide district, where he was able to spend two more terms after being re-elected between March 4, 1919 and March 3, 1923. During this time he was chairman of the Ministry of Labor's Expenditure Control Committee. In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments were ratified.

In 1922 Walters waived possible re-election. In the 1924 congressional elections , he was elected one last time to Congress. On March 4, 1925 he took over the 20th mandate of his state from George M. Wertz . By March 3, 1927, he completed another term in the US House of Representatives. In 1926 he did not stand for re-election. He died on December 7, 1927 in Johnstown, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Anderson Howell Walters in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Anderson Howell Walters in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
new constituency	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (33rd constituency) with Fred Ewing Lewis , John M. Morin, and Arthur Ringwalt Rupley March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	Daniel F. Lafean
Joseph McLaughlin	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (33rd constituency) with William J. Burke , Thomas S. Crago, and Mahlon Morris Garland March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923	Constituency dissolved
George M. Wertz	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (20th constituency) March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1927	James Russell Leech