Charles Joseph Esterly

Charles Joseph Esterly (born February 8, 1888 in Reading , Pennsylvania , †  September 3, 1940 in Wernersville , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1925 and 1931 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

Charles Esterly attended the public schools in his home country and then worked for an electrical company until 1916 and then in the sales department of a knitting factory. He also ran cattle and pigs. As a result, he also worked in other areas. For example, he was president of a water company, a knitting factory, and a company that made bottle caps. Between 1914 and 1920 he sat on the school board of the city of Wyomissing . From 1917 to 1921 he was a member of the local council. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In June 1920, he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , where Warren G. Harding was nominated as a candidate for president. From 1922 to 1924 he was a member of the state board of his party.

In the 1924 congressional election , Esterly was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat William Martin Croll on April 4, 1925 . Since he renounced a candidacy in 1926, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1927 . In 1928 Esterly was re-elected to Congress in the 14th District of his state, where he replaced Robert Gray Bushong on March 4, 1929 , who had been his successor two years earlier. Until March 3, 1931, he was able to spend another term in Congress, which was shaped by the events of the Great Depression.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Charles Esterly resumed his previous activities. He died on September 3, 1940 in Wernersville and was buried in Reading.

Web links

• Charles Joseph Esterly in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Joseph Esterly in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
William Martin Croll	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (14th constituency) March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1927	Robert Gray Bushong
Robert Gray Bushong	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (14th constituency) March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1931	Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner