Thomas W. Templeton

Thomas Weir Templeton (born November 8, 1867 in Plymouth , Luzerne County , Pennsylvania , †  September 5, 1935 there ) was an American politician . Between 1917 and 1919 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Templeton attended his homeland public schools and Wyoming Seminary in Kingston . He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1899, but has not practiced in the profession. Instead, he worked as a florist. Between 1904 and 1907 he was employed as a prothonotary with the administration in Lucerne County. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party .

In the 1916 congressional election , Templeton was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Democrat John J. Casey on March 4, 1917 , whom he had defeated in the election. Since he renounced another candidacy in 1918, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1919 . This was shaped by the events of the First World War .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Thomas Templeton worked again as a florist. Between 1920 and 1923 he was also the chief administrator of the properties of the Pennsylvania State Capitol . He died on September 5, 1935 in his native Plymouth.

Web links

• Thomas W. Templeton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas W. Templeton in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John J. Casey	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (11th constituency) March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1919	John J. Casey