Edmund N. Carpenter

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Edmund Nelson Carpenter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th district
In office
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927
Preceded byJohn J. Casey
Succeeded byJohn J. Casey
Personal details
Born(1865-06-27)June 27, 1865
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US
DiedNovember 4, 1952(1952-11-04) (aged 87)
Political partyRepublican

Edmund Nelson Carpenter (June 27, 1865 – November 4, 1952) was a

U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.

Edmund N. Carpenter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His parents were Benjamin Gardner Carpenter and Sarah Ann Feld and he was one of five children. He is a descendant of the immigrant William Carpenter (1605 England – 1658/1659 Rehoboth, Massachusetts) the founder of the Rehoboth Carpenter family who came to America in the mid-1630s.[1]

He attended the

1918
.

Carpenter was elected as a Republican to the

1926. He resumed his manufacturing interests, and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Interment in Hollenback Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.

See also

References

  1. ^ Carpenters' Encyclopedia of Carpenters 2009 (DVD format), Subject is RIN 14552; this work contains updates to the 1898 Carpenter Memorial by Amos B. Carpenter

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Edmund N. Carpenter (id: C000168)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-10
  • The Political Graveyard

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

1925–1927
Succeeded by