Arthur G. Dewalt
Arthur G. Dewalt | |
|---|---|
Pennsylvania Senate for the 16th district | |
| In office 1902–1910 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Gibson Stiles |
| Succeeded by | James A. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1854 Bath, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 26, 1931 (aged 77) Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Lafayette College |
Arthur Granville Dewalt (October 11, 1854 – October 26, 1931) was an American politician from
Biography
Arthur G. Dewalt was born in
He studied law under
He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1903 to 1910. In 1906, he led the investigation of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Graft Scandal.[2] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and 1908, and chairman of the Democratic State committee in 1909 and 1910. He served as adjutant of the Fourth Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard for ten years.
Dewalt was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1926. He resumed the practice of law at Allentown, where he later died. He is interred at Fairview Cemetery in Allentown.[3]
References
- ^ Leonard, John W. (1908). Who's who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. New York: L.R. Hamersly & Company. p. 198. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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- ^ "Arthur Granville Dewalt". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Arthur Granville Dewalt". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Arthur G. Dewalt (id: D000288)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress..
- Arthur Granville Dewalt at The Political Graveyard
