William David Blakeslee Ainey

William David Blakeslee Ainey (born April 8, 1864 in New Milford , Susquehanna County , Pennsylvania , † September 4, 1932 in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1915 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Life

William Ainey attended the public schools of his home country, the State Normal School in Mansfield and then until 1887 the Lehigh University in Bethlehem . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1887, he began to work in this profession in Montrose . Between 1890 and 1896 he served as the district attorney in Susquehanna County. From 1889 to 1894 he was captain of a unit of the state militia that he set up himself. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

After the death of the Member of Parliament George Washington Kipp , Ainey was elected to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for election to the 14th seat of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on November 7, 1911. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1915 . During this period, in 1913, the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. In 1912 and 1913, Ainey took part in international peace conferences in Geneva and The Hague . In 1914 he was a delegate at conferences of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Tokyo and Stockholm .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, William Ainey practiced as a lawyer again. From 1915 until his death he was a member and later president of the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania. In 1922 he also became chairman of his state's Pennsylvania Fuel Commission ; In 1924 he took over the chairmanship of the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners . He died in Harrisburg on September 4, 1932.

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predecessor	Office	successor
George Washington tilt	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (14th constituency) November 7, 1911 - March 3, 1915	Louis Thomas McFadden

personal data
SURNAME	Ainey, William David Blakeslee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 8, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Milford , Susquehanna County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	September 4, 1932
Place of death	Harrisburg , Pennsylvania