Orrin Dubbs Bleakley

Orrin Dubbs Bleakley

Orrin Dubbs Bleakley (born May 15, 1854 in Franklin , Venango County , Pennsylvania , †  December 3, 1927 in Robinson , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between March and April 1917 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Orrin Bleakley attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Bonn in the Kingdom of Prussia . On his return to Pennsylvania he worked with his father in the banking industry until 1876. He then worked in the oil business until 1883. That year he founded the Franklin Trust Company , of which he became president. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In June 1904 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , on which President Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for re-election.

Bleakley also served as Republican district chairman for Venango County. In the 1916 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 28th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Samuel Henry Miller on March 4, 1917 . He was the first American politician who flew or was flown from his home state to Washington by plane after his election. Bleakley only served his mandate until April 3, 1917. That day he resigned after being fined for violating the Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 . The reason was that his legally required election campaign budget of $ 5,000 was exceeded.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Orrin Bleakley returned to the banking industry. He died in Robinson on December 3, 1927 and was buried in Franklin.

Web links

• Orrin Dubbs Bleakley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Orrin Dubbs Bleakley in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Samuel Henry Miller	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (28th constituency) March 4, 1917 - April 3, 1917	Earl Hanley Beshlin