Henry Wilson Temple

American politician

Henry Wilson Temple

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 25th district
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by| Milton William Shreve
Succeeded by| Charles I. Faddis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th district
In office
November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by| himself
Succeeded by| Samuel Austin Kendall
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by| Charles Matthews
Succeeded by| himself
Personal details
Born|

Henry W. Temple

(1864-03-31)March 31, 1864
Belle Center, Ohio
Died| January 11, 1955(1955-01-11) (aged 90)
Washington, Pennsylvania
Resting place| Washington Cemetery
40°09′25″N 80°15′16″W﻿ / ﻿40.15690°N 80.25440°W﻿ / 40.15690; -80.25440﻿ (Washington Cemetery)
Political party| Republican (Before 1912, 1915-1955)
Other political
affiliations| Progressive (1912-1915)
Spouse| Lucy Parr
Parents|

* John B. Temple
* Martha Jameson

Alma mater|

* Geneva College
* Covenanter Theological Seminary

Occupation|

* Pastor
* College Professor

Profession| U.S. Congressman

Henry Wilson Temple (March 31, 1864 - January 11, 1955) was a Progressive and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Temple was born in Belle Center, Ohio. He graduated from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in 1883, and from the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in 1887. Before his ordination to the ministry, he worked at Reformed Presbyterian congregations in and around Mankato, Kansas. After his ordination, he served as the pastor of churches in Jefferson County, Leechburg, and Washington, Pennsylvania. He worked as professor of political science at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, from 1898 to 1913.

Temple was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to succeed himself in 1914. However, he was soon after elected to the seat as a Republican in the special election to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect William Brown (who had defeated him in the 1914 general election). He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932. He worked as professor of international relations in Washington and Jefferson College from 1933 until his retirement in 1947. He died in Washington, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Washington Cemetery.

## Sources[edit]

*   * United States Congress. "Henry W. Temple (id: T000119)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
* "Henry Wilson Temple". U.S. Congressman. Find a Grave. November 29, 2005.
* The Political Graveyard
* His biographical sketch in an 1888 church history, page 704

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Henry Wilson Temple at Wikimedia Commons

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Charles Matthews

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district
1913-1915  | Succeeded by

William Brown1

Preceded by

William Brown2

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district
1915-1923  | Succeeded by

Samuel Kendall

Preceded by

Milton Shreve

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district
1923-1933  | Succeeded by

Charles Faddis

Notes and references
1\. Brown was certified as the winner of the election, but died before he could be seated.
2\. As representative-elect.

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