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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John Kinley "J.K." Tener |
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Charleroi, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 25, 1863
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| Died | May 19, 1946
(82 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | TENER, John Kinley, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Tyrone, Ireland, July 25, 1863; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1872; attended the public and high schools; was employed by manufacturing firms and corporations in and about Pittsburgh; engaged as a professional baseball player 1885-1890; entered the banking business in Charleroi, Pa., in 1901, serving as cashier and later as president of the First National Bank; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1909, to January 16, 1911, when he resigned, having been elected Governor; Governor of Pennsylvania 1911-1915; president of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs 1914-1918; elected as director of the Philadelphia National League Baseball Club in 1931; engaged in the insurance business until his death; died in Pittsburgh Pa., May 19, 1946; interment in Homewood Cemetery.
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