William Watson McIntire

William Watson McIntire (born June 30, 1850 in Chambersburg , Franklin County , Pennsylvania , †  March 30, 1912 in Baltimore County , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1899 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

While still a child, William McIntire came with his parents to Washington County , Maryland, where he attended both public and private schools. Then he was trained as a machinist. In July 1872 he moved to Baltimore . Between 1874 and 1885 he worked for the postal service of the railways ( United States Railway Mail Services ). McIntire then continued his education at Hagerstown Academy . After studying law at the University of Maryland and admission to the bar, he began working in this profession in Baltimore. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Baltimore City Council in 1887 and 1888. In 1895 he was his party's treasurer at the state and county levels.

In the congressional elections of 1896 McIntire was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded John Kissig Cowen on March 4, 1897 . Since he was not confirmed in 1898, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1899 . This was shaped by the events of the Spanish-American War .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, McIntire worked for the United States Life Insurance Company from 1905 . He was also a member of the Baltimore City Wastewater Commission in 1911 and 1912. He died on March 30, 1912 of a stroke while fishing in the Gunpowder River .

Web links

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

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