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George Washington Kipp (born March 28, 1847 in Greene , Pike County , Pennsylvania , †  July 24, 1911 on Vancouver Island , Canada ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1909 and again in 1911 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Kipp attended the public schools in his home country. For the next 35 years he worked in the wood business. He then embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1880 he was a County Commissioner in Wayne County . In the congressional elections of 1906 Kipp was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican Mial Eben Lilley on March 4, 1907 . Since he was no longer running in 1908, he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1909 . He then unsuccessfully applied for the office of Treasury Secretary of Pennsylvania.

In the elections of 1910 Kipp was re-elected to Congress in the 14th district of his state, where he replaced Charles Clarence Pratt on March 4, 1911 , who had succeeded him two years earlier. He was able to exercise his mandate until his death on July 24, 1911. However, he died before the constituent session of the Congress elected in 1910.

Web links

• George Washington Kipp in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Washington tilt in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Mial Eben Lilley	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (14th constituency) March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1909	Charles Clarence Pratt
Charles Clarence Pratt	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (14th constituency) March 4, 1911 - July 24, 191	William David Blakeslee Ainey