George W. Edmonds

George Washington Edmonds (born February 22, 1864 in Pottsville , Pennsylvania , †  September 28, 1939 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1925 and again from 1933 to 1935 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Edmonds attended his homeland public schools and then Central High School . He then studied until 1887 at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy . He then worked as a pharmacist for a few years. He also got into the coal trade. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1896 and 1902 he was a member of the Philadelphia City Council.

In the 1912 congressional elections , Edmonds was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Reuben O. Moon on March 4, 1913 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1925 . The First World War fell during this time . In addition, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments were ratified. In 1924 Edmonds was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

In the following years he worked in the coal and wood trade. Between 1927 and 1933 he was a manager at the Port of Philadelphia Ocean Traffic Bureau . In the elections of 1932 Edmonds was re-elected to Congress in the fourth district of his state, where he replaced Benjamin M. Golder on March 4, 1933 , who had succeeded him in 1925. Since he was not confirmed in 1934, he could only complete one further legislative period until January 3, 1935. During this time, the first of the Roosevelt government's New Deal laws were passed, which Edmonds' party was rather hostile to. In 1933, with the 21st amendment to the constitution, the 18th amendment from 1919 was repealed. It was about the nationwide ban on prohibition . In 1935, the provisions of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution were applied for the first time , according to which the legislative period of the Congress ends or begins on January 3rd.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, George Edmonds resumed his previous activities in the coal trade. He died in Philadelphia on September 28, 1939.

Web links

• George W. Edmonds in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George W. Edmonds in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Reuben O. Moon	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1925	Benjamin M. Golder
Benjamin M. Golder	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935	J. Burrwood Daly