Milton William Shreve

Milton William Shreve

Milton William Shreve (born May 3, 1858 in Chapmanville , Venango County , Pennsylvania , †  December 23, 1939 in Erie , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 and between 1919 and 1933 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Milton Shreve attended Edinboro State Normal School and Allegheny College in Meadville . In 1884 he graduated from Bucknell University in Lewisburg . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Erie. Between 1899 and 1902 he was a district attorney in Erie County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1907 to 1912 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania , of which he was President in 1911.

In the 1912 congressional elections , Shreve was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 25th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Arthur Laban Bates on March 4, 1913 . Since he was not confirmed in 1914, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1915 . During this time the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. It was about the introduction of income tax and the direct election of US senators . After the temporary end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Milton Shreve practiced again as a lawyer in Erie. He also got into banking. In addition, he was involved in some craft businesses.

In the elections of 1918 Shreve was re-elected to Congress in the 25th district of his state, where he replaced Henry Alden Clark on March 4, 1919 . After six re-elections, he was able to spend seven more legislative periods in Congress until March 3, 1933. Since 1923 he represented the 29th district of Pennsylvania there as the successor to Stephen Geyer Porter . Between 1921 and 1923 he was an independent candidate in Congress, after which he became a Republican again. The 18th and 19th amendments were ratified during his second term as MP . It concerned the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage . Since the end of 1929, the work of the Congress has also been shaped by the global economic crisis.

In 1932, Milton Shreve was not re-elected. After his final departure from the US House of Representatives, he worked again as a lawyer in Erie, where he died on December 23, 1939.

Web links

• Milton William Shreve in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Milton William Shreve in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Arthur Laban Bates	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (25th constituency) March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	Michael Liebel
Henry Alden Clark	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (25th constituency) March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923	Henry Wilson Temple
Stephen Geyer Porter	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (29th constituency) March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1933	Charles N. Crosby