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  Walters, Anderson H.
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameAnderson H. Walters
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Johnstown, Pennsylvania , United States
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Born May 18, 1862
DiedDecember 07, 1927 (65 years)
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Dec 20, 2014 05:19pm
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InfoWALTERS, Anderson Howell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., May 18, 1862; attended the public schools and was graduated from Johnstown High School in 1878; employed as a telegrapher and clerk with the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 1878-1880; entered the service of the Johnstown Water Co. and the Johnstown Gas Co., in 1881 and was assistant superintendent of these companies in 1889 and general manager and secretary 1895-1902; delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1890, 1892, 1898, and 1904; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896; chairman of the Republican city committee 1896-1899; member of the Republican State committee 1898-1902; member of the Johnstown City Council 1900-1904; editor and proprietor of the Johnstown Tribune from 1902 until his death; elected as a member of the board of trustees of the Johnstown Savings Bank in 1907; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915); was not a candidate for renomination; elected to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Labor (Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses); was not a candidate for renomination; elected to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1927); was not a candidate for renomination; died in Johnstown, Pa., December 7, 1927; interment in Grandview Cemetery.

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  11/04/1924 PA - District 20 Won 50.07% (+0.13%)
  11/02/1920 PA - District At Large Won 16.32% (+0.00%)
  11/05/1918 PA - District At Large Won 15.44% (-0.11%)
  11/03/1914 PA - District At Large Lost 4.45% (-7.95%)
  11/05/1912 PA - District At Large Won 14.06% (+0.00%)
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  09/20/1921 PA - District At Large - Special Election Won 0.00% (-21.45%)
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US House Speaker - Apr 07, 1913 PRG Victor Murdock