William Henry Coleman

William Henry Coleman

William Henry Coleman (born December 28, 1871 in North Versailles , Allegheny County , Pennsylvania , †  June 3, 1943 in McKeesport , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1917 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Coleman attended public schools in his home country and then studied law at Columbian University , now George Washington University . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1906 and 1909 he was mayor of McKeesport town; from 1909 to 1915 he was employed by the Justice Department in Allegheny County. In June 1912 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , on which President William Howard Taft was nominated for re-election, which was then unsuccessful.

After his admission to the bar in 1913, Coleman began working in this profession in Pittsburgh . In the 1914 congressional elections he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 30th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Melville Clyde Kelly on March 4, 1915 . Since he was not confirmed in 1916, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1917 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, William Coleman practiced law again. He died on June 3, 1943 in McKeesport and was buried in Dravosburg .

Web links

• William Henry Coleman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Henry Coleman in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Melville Clyde Kelly	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (30th constituency) March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1917	Melville Clyde Kelly