Ardolph Loges Kline

Ardolph Loges Kline (1913)

Ardolph Loges Kline (born February 21, 1858 in Newton , Sussex County , New Jersey , †  October 13, 1930 in Brooklyn , New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . He was also acting mayor of New York City for a few months in 1913.

Career

Ardolph Kline public schools visited his home and then the Phillips Academy in Andover ( Massachusetts ). In 1873 he moved to New York City, where he worked for the clothing company WC Peet & Co worked. From 1876 he was a member of the National Guard of New York State, in which he rose over time from simple soldier to Colonel or Brevet Brigadier General . He also took part in the Spanish-American War of 1898 . At that time he held the rank of lieutenant colonel . In 1901 he was promoted to colonel. Politically, he joined the Republican Partyon. Between 1904 and 1907 he was a member of the New York City Council . From 1908 to 1911 he was employed by the federal government as assistant appraiser of merchandise in the New York harbor . In 1912 and 1913 he was again a member of the local city council. In 1913 he was its chairman. In this capacity he had to end his term of office after the death of Mayor William Jay Gaynor . He was between September 10 and December 31, 1913 mayor of New York. Between 1914 and 1917, Kline was the tax officer for the Brooklyn neighborhood.

In the 1920 congressional elections , Kline was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Democrat John B. Johnston on March 4, 1921 . Since he was not confirmed in 1922, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1923 . This was shaped by the events of the prohibition era. In Congress he was a member of the Naval Committee.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Ardolph Kline worked as manager of the Sea Service Bureau of the United States Shipping Board until his death . He died in a Brooklyn hospital on October 13, 1930. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery (Brooklyn) .

Web links

• Ardolph Loges Kline in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
William Jay Gaynor	Mayor of New York September 10, 1913 - December 31, 1913	John Purroy Mitchel
John B. Johnston	United States House Representative for New York (5th constituency) March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1923	Loring M. Black