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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Irving P. Wanger |
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Norristown, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
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March 05, 1852
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| Died | January 14, 1940
(87 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | WANGER, Irving Price, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in North Coventry, Chester County, Pa., 3/5/1852; attended the public schools of North Coventry and Pottstown, and Hill School in Pottstown; deputy prothonotary of Chester County in 1871; commenced the study of law at Norristown in 1872; deputy prothonotary of Montgomery County 1873-1875; was admitted to the bar 1875, and commenced the practice of law in Norristown, Pa.; elected burgess of Norristown in 1878; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880; elected district attorney of Montgomery County in 1880 and again in 1886; served as chairman of the Montgomery County Republican committee in 1889
Candidate for U.S. House (R-PA) 1890
U.S. Representative (R-PA) 1893-1911; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Fifty-fifth through Sixty-first Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress
Lived for a short time in Wilmington, Del.; resumed the practice of his profession in Media and Norristown, Pa., in 1920; died in Norristown, Pa., January 14, 1940; interment in Mount Zion Cemetery, Pottstown, Pa.
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