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| Name | Arthur G. Dewalt |
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Allentown, Pennsylvania , United States |
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October 11, 1854
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| Died | October 26, 1931
(77 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Paul
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| Info | DEWALT, Arthur Granville, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bath, Northampton County, Pa., October 11, 1854; attended the common schools; was graduated from Keystone State Normal School in 1870 and from Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., in 1874; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice at Allentown, Pa., in 1878; district attorney of Lehigh County 1880-1883; member of the State senate 1902-1910; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and 1908; chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1909 and 1910; adjutant of the Fourth Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard for ten years; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1921); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress; resumed the practice of law at Allentown, Pa., where he died on October 26, 1931; interment in Fairview Cemetery.
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