Mahlon Morris Garland

Mahlon Morris Garland

Mahlon Morris Garland (born May 4, 1856 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , †  November 19, 1920 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1920 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

While still a child, Mahlon Garland moved with his parents to Alexandria , where he attended public schools. Later he worked in the metal industry. He joined the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers there and became its president. He served on the Pittsburgh City Council in 1886 and 1887. From 1898 to 1915 he headed the federal customs service in Pittsburgh. In the union movement he rose to the position of vice president of the American Federation of Labor . He was also a member of the school board in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1914 congressional election , Garland was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 33rd  constituency of Pennsylvania, where he succeeded Arthur Ringwalt Rupley on March 4, 1915 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on November 19, 1920 . From 1919 he was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining . World War I fell during his time in Congress . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

At the time of his death, Mahlon Garland had already been re-elected for the legislative period beginning March 3, 1921. He was buried in Pittsburgh.

Web links

• Mahlon Morris Garland in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Mahlon Morris Garland in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Arthur Ringwalt Rupley	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (33rd constituency) with John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott , Thomas S. Crago, and Daniel F. Lafean March 4, 1915 - November 19, 1920	Thomas S. Crago