William Stenger

William Stenger

William Shearer Stenger (born February 13, 1840 in Fort Loudoun , Franklin County , Pennsylvania , †  March 29, 1918 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1879 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Stenger attended the public schools of his home country and then, until 1858, the Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1860, he began to work in this profession in Chambersburg . He also became executive director of the Philadelphia Record newspaper . Between 1862 and 1871 he was a district attorney in Franklin County.

Politically, Stenger joined the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1874 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 18th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican Sobieski Ross , who moved to the 16th district, on March 4, 1875 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1879 . In 1878 he was not reconfirmed.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, William Stenger practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1883 and 1887 he was Secretary of the Commonwealth , which corresponds to the Secretary of State in the other states , the executive officer of the state government of Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia on March 29, 1918.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
Sobieski Ross	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (18th constituency) March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879	Horatio Gates Fisher