John Dalzell

John Dalzell (1911)

John Dalzell (born April 19, 1845 in New York City , †  October 2, 1927 in Altadena , California ) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1913 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Life

In 1847, John Dalzell and his parents moved to Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, where he attended public schools. He then studied at the Western University of Pennsylvania there . In 1865 he graduated from Yale College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1867, he began to work in this profession in Pittsburgh. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1886 , Dalzell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 22nd  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded James Scott Negley on March 4, 1887 . After twelve re-elections, he was able to complete a total of 13 legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . From 1903 he represented the 30th district of his state there as the successor to Robert H. Foerderer . From 1889 to 1891 he was chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads ; from 1909 to 1911 he headed the Rules Committee . He was also part of the Committee on Ways and Means . In the years 1898 and 1900 he ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate . In 1902 he applied unsuccessfully for the office of Speaker in the House of Representatives. The Spanish-American War of 1898 also fell during his time as Congressman . In 1912 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

In 1904 and 1908 Dalzell took part as a delegate at the respective Republican National Conventions , at which Theodore Roosevelt and later William Howard Taft were nominated as presidential candidates. From 1906 to 1913, during his time as a member of parliament, he was regent on the board of directors of the Smithsonian Institution . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, John Dalzell withdrew into retirement, which he spent in the federal capital Washington. He died on October 2, 1927 while visiting California and was buried in Pittsburgh. He had five children with his wife, Mary Louise, nee Duff.

Web links

Commons : John Dalzell  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• John Dalzell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Dalzell in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
James Scott Negley	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (22nd constituency) March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1903	George Franklin Huff
Robert H. Foerderer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (30th constituency) March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913	Melville Clyde Kelly